{"product_id":"9781939130037","title":"A Dog in Water","description":"\u003cp\u003eUntil pain, memory, resignation and fury are all subsumed by the one possible conclusion, a thing or two may just be worth doing. Thus a nameless former cop who should never have become a private detective awaits clients in a dingy office across the street from a Chinese restaurant. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImpeccably paced and snappily told, even when the truth grows murky, hard-boiled has never come as smooth and pure as in this choice distillation by way of Tokyo, Japan. Warning: No dogs, cute or otherwise, appear in this novel, in or out of water.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLegendary manga artist Kazuhiro Kiuchi (Be-bop High School) makes his English language debut as a novelist!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vertical, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47051579261168,"sku":"9781939130037","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781939130037_p0.jpg?v=1763668577","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781939130037","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}