{"product_id":"9781612193380","title":"The Dog Killer of Utica: An Eliot Conte Mystery","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Vivid and unnerving . . . Eliot Conte is an instant original.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—The Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSomeone's shooting dogs in Utica . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Ex-PI Eliot Conte (“part Mike Hammer and part William S. Burroughs,” according to \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e) thought he’d escaped\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ethe sordid underworld of long-established Mafia networks, unsolved crimes, and the specter of his political kingmaker father that make up the background in his gritty hometown of Utica, New York.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e He’s returned to his old love, teaching American literature, and a new love, policewoman Catherine Cruz. But the peace doesn’t last long. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e First, one of Eliot’s students, a Bosnian Muslim, disappears, leaving a trail of texts and e-mails that suggest a terrorism plot underway. Meanwhile, the tightknit community is disturbed by a series of brutal murders of dogs. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e And no matter where he looks, the trail seems to lead back to secrets Conte hoped he’d buried forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the Trade Paperback edition.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Melville House Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47135250546928,"sku":"9781612193380","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781612193380_p0.jpg?v=1763845185","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781612193380","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}