{"product_id":"chicago-paperback-5","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\u003eFrom his perch at the \u003cem\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e, Mike Hodge had gotten to know Chicago's underbelly like few others. Politicians, gangsters, prostitutes, bootleggers, opium addicts, jazz musicians, and con artists--he'd observed them all. So perhaps he should have known better when he fell for Annie Walsh, whose family was a bit too connected. Then again, maybe the man who killed Annie Walsh should have known better than to trifle with Mike Hodge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in a mobbed-up 1920s Windy City, Chicago is the first novel in more than two decades from David Mamet, an electrifying saga of retribution, honor, and double-cross across the canvas of a metropolis peopled by the corrupt, the cynical, and the deceived. From its opening fusillade to its astonishing conclusion, Chicago is a page-turning thriller of the highest literary order.\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom his perch at the \u003cem\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e, Mike Hodge had gotten to know Chicago's underbelly like few others. Politicians, gangsters, prostitutes, bootleggers, opium addicts, jazz musicians, and con artists--he'd observed them all. So perhaps he should have known better when he fell for Annie Walsh, whose family was a bit too connected. Then again, maybe the man who killed Annie Walsh should have known better than to trifle with Mike Hodge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in a mobbed-up 1920s Windy City, Chicago is the first novel in more than two decades from David Mamet, an electrifying saga of retribution, honor, and double-cross across the canvas of a metropolis peopled by the corrupt, the cynical, and the deceived. From its opening fusillade to its astonishing conclusion, Chicago is a page-turning thriller of the highest literary order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 27, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Print:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42724858036287,"sku":"9780062835932","price":32.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/a1e822941fe1490095f2e91f46e59158.webp?v=1765104173","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/chicago-paperback-5","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}