{"product_id":"9781504019552","title":"The Dick: A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eA pencil-pushing policeman becomes a badass sleuth in this off-the-wall detective story from one of America’s funniest writers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Kenneth LePeters (née Sussman) is a “quasi-dick.” A public relations man for homicide bureaus, he carries a half-size badge and keeps his pearl-handled Smith \u0026amp; Wesson .38 locked in his desk drawer. Recently returned to the East Coast after 17 years in America’s heartland, he finds the cosmopolitan air of a big-city police department refreshing—the detectives treat him almost like a real member of the homicide family. Then everything goes horribly wrong. . . .\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e A zoning quirk of their new neighborhood forces the LePeters’s 10-year-old daughter, Jamie, to go to the worst school in town. Blaming her husband, Claire LePeters starts an affair with Detective Chico, a cop turned underground filmmaker. To make matters worse, when his colleagues discover that LePeters is Jewish, their bonhomie dries up as fast as a false lead.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e To reclaim his manhood and get his family back, LePeters must become the full-fledged dick he never thought he could be. Bruce Jay Friedman’s twisted take on the cop novel is a hilarious, mordant, and wildly inventive portrait of a man daring to succeed in a world that has always expected him to fail.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e This ebook features an illustrated biography of Bruce Jay Friedman including rare photos from the author’s personal collection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47127098851568,"sku":"9781504019552","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781504019552_p0.jpg?v=1769897229","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781504019552","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}