{"product_id":"9781565847576","title":"Absolute Perfection of Crime","description":"An explosive crime novel with all the tough grittiness of film noir.\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Absolute Perfection of Crime\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel with all the originality, toughness, and surprises of the best black-and-white film noir. Setting: A small French seaside town. Characters: A group of old crooks, on the verge of retirement. Plot: One final coup—an imaginative and brazen hold-up of the local casino. Thus starts the perfect crime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor Tanguy Viel is too young to have seen the Hollywood crime films of the 1950s when they first appeared, but American film noir, along with the modern, gritty visions of directors such as Martin Scorsese and Abel Ferrara, have shaped both his imagination and literary style. This brilliant and promising young French novelist is sure to delight an American audience. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor Biography: Born in 1973, \u003ci\u003eTanguy Viel\u003c\/i\u003e lives in Nantes, France. He is the author of two previous novels, \u003ci\u003eBlack Note\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCinéma\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Press, The","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47030824501488,"sku":"9781565847576","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781565847576_p0.jpg?v=1763786870","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781565847576","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}