{"product_id":"shoot-the-piano-player-paperback","title":"Shoot the Piano Player - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Goodis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce upon a time Eddie played concert piano to reverent audiences at Carnegie Hall. Now he bangs out honky-tonk for drunks in a dive in Philadelphia. But then two people walk into Eddie's life--the first promising Eddie a future, the other dragging him back into a treacherous past. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eShoot the Piano Player\u003c\/b\u003e is a bittersweet and nerve-racking exploration of different kinds of loyalty: the kind a man owes his family, no matter how bad that family is; the kind a man owes a woman; and, ultimately, the loyalty he owes himself. The result is a moody thriller that, like the best hard-boiled fiction, carries a moral depth charge.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce upon a time Eddie played conert piano to reverent audiences at Carnegie Hall. Now he bangs out honky-tonk for drunks in a dive in Philadelphia. But then two people walk into Eddie's life--the first promising Eddie a future, the other dragging him back into a treacherous past. \u003cbr\u003eShoot the Piano Player is a bittersweet and nerve-racking exploration of different kinds of loyalty: the kind a man owes his family, no matter how bad that family is; the kind a man owes a woman; and, ultimately, the loyalty he owes himself. The result is a moody thriller that, like the best hard-boiled fiction, carries a moral depth charge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Goodis \u003c\/b\u003e(1917-1967), born in Philadelphia, was a screenwriter and author of crime fiction well known for his novel \u003ci\u003eDark Passage\u003c\/i\u003e. He wrote the screenplay for \u003ci\u003eDark Passage\u003c\/i\u003e which starred Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. He had received a B.A. in Journalism from Temple University in 1938.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 7.96 x 5.27 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 03, 1990\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42723592110143,"sku":"9780679732549","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/d59d87bbd9679a3c918a733f8c01de70.webp?v=1765099681","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/shoot-the-piano-player-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}