{"product_id":"chicago-paperback-4","title":"Chicago - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Mamet\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA big-shouldered, big-trouble thriller set in mobbed-up 1920s Chicago--a city where some people knew too much, and where everyone should have known better--by the Oscar-nominated screenwriter of \u003cem\u003eThe Untouchables\u003c\/em\u003e and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of \u003cem\u003eGlengarry Glen Ross.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMike Hodge--veteran of the Great War, big shot of the \u003cem\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e, medium fry--probably shouldn't have fallen in love with Annie Walsh. Then, again, maybe the man who killed Annie Walsh have known better than to trifle with Mike Hodge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn\u003cem\u003e Chicago, \u003c\/em\u003e David Mamet has created a bracing, kaleidoscopic page-turner that roars through the Windy City's underground on its way to a thunderclap of a conclusion. Here is not only his first novel in more than two decades, but the book he has been building to for his whole career. Mixing some of his most brilliant fictional creations with actual figures of the era, suffused with trademark \"Mamet Speak,\" richness of voice, pace, and brio, and exploring--as no other writer can--questions of honor, deceit, revenge, and devotion, \u003cem\u003eChicago\u003c\/em\u003e is that rarest of literary creations: a book that combines spectacular elegance of craft with a kinetic wallop as fierce as the February wind gusting off Lake Michigan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eJackie Weiss, Mike Hodge wrote, had died of a broken heart, it being broken by several slugs from a .45 . . . \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in a mobbed-up 1920s Windy City, \u003cem\u003eChicago\u003c\/em\u003e is the first novel from David Mamet in more than two decades, an electrifying saga of retribution, double-cross, and honor across the canvas of a metropolis peopled by the corrupt, the cynical, and the deceived. From its opening fusillade to its astonishing conclusion, \u003cem\u003eChicago\u003c\/em\u003e is a page-turning thriller of the highest literary order.\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eJackie Weiss, Mike Hodge wrote, had died of a broken heart, it being broken by several slugs from a .45 . . . \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in a mobbed-up 1920s Windy City, \u003cem\u003eChicago\u003c\/em\u003e is the first novel from David Mamet in more than two decades, an electrifying saga of retribution, double-cross, and honor across the canvas of a metropolis peopled by the corrupt, the cynical, and the deceived. From its opening fusillade to its astonishing conclusion, \u003cem\u003eChicago\u003c\/em\u003e is a page-turning thriller of the highest literary order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 27, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42724734861375,"sku":"9780062797209","price":25.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/d6a7e4563b95d1c828d324090b61a32a.webp?v=1765103735","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/chicago-paperback-4","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}