{"product_id":"9781937484132","title":"Dialogues of a Crime","description":"\u003cb\u003eNAMED TO \u003ci\u003eKIRKUS REVIEWS'\u003c\/i\u003e BEST BOOKS OF 2013\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eRanked #20, Amazon Best Sellers, 14 October 2014\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSilver Medal Winner, Realistic Fiction, 2016 Readers' Favorite Book Awards\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e1972.\u003c\/i\u003e The Chicago Mob stands unchallenged, and college students with drugs provide fodder for political point-making. Michael Pollitz, a nineteen-year-old with connections to the Outfit, becomes one of those political pawns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e1994.\u003c\/i\u003e Job-weary CPD Detective Larry Klinger becomes obsessed with a cold case from that pivotal moment twenty-two years ago. In the course of his investigation, he encounters questions of ethics, guilt, and justice that make him doubt certainties that have sustained him for decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDialogues of a Crime\u003c\/i\u003e examines guilt, innocence and the long-term ramifications of crime and punishment in a gray area where the personal lives of perpetrators, victims and law officers overlap.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Book Review:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \"In cold-case murder mystery \u003ci\u003eDialogues of a Crime,\u003c\/i\u003e John Manos causes the reader to check their own assumptions not only about drug crimes, the prison system, mobsters, long-term effects of violent crimes on the victims, and justice, but also about what actually happens in the novel. Time and again Manos sets up the story in such a way that the reader is left wondering what really happened. Instead of being aggravating, I found this tactic admirable because it's so well done. Manos has a very fluid writing style with a balance of exposition and introspection, along with compelling narration that really pulls the reader along. It was a little short on description, but so well written that it's hardly noticeable. The dialogue was believable, which is surprising for a crime novel that includes the mob. All the components of his story just really, really worked.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Endings are really important, and Manos nailed this one. Despite the finality of the conclusion, the book leaves so much to mystery. I don't recommend this novel for people who like shiny, big bows that tie everything up, but I do recommend it for anyone who wants a challenge and something to think about.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amika Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47040409239792,"sku":"9781937484132","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781937484132_p0.jpg?v=1763661104","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781937484132","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}