{"product_id":"9781935554684","title":"Cut Throat Dog","description":"\u003cb\u003eInternational intrigue, murderous politics, and psychological suspense combine in a stylish literary thriller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e An enigmatic Israeli who calls himself Shakespeare – because he’s got a way with words – finds himself jolted on a sidewalk in Manhattan: \u003ci\u003eIs that who I think it is\u003c\/i\u003e, he wonders, \u003ci\u003eor am I crazy?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Who he thinks it is, is one of the world’s premier terrorists.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eSomeone who murdered his partner. Someone he blames for the fog of despair that’s overcome him. And most shockingly, someone Shakespeare’s mysterious associates in Tel Aviv tell him had been killed in the desert. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e So is Shakespeare cracking up, or cracking the case of a lifetime? \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In the hands of esteemed Israeli author Joshua Sobol, the wicked riddle becomes a masterful work that transcends genre: It’s a sumptuously written literary novel and a taut spy thriller. It’s a moving recollection of a purposeful youth and a graphic account of the hunt for terrorists.  It’s the story of a mid-life crisis and the endless crisis of the Middle East. It’s a work of wild and whimsical word-play and fast-paced, deadly gun-play. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e It is, in short, the English-language debut of a mesmerizing writer at the top of his form.","brand":"Melville House Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47180633047280,"sku":"9781935554684","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781935554684_p0.jpg?v=1763656369","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781935554684","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}