{"product_id":"clockers-9780063432536","title":"Clockers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"An unforgettable picture of inner-city decay and despair\" (\u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e), the classic novel by Richard Price, the bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eLush Life \u003c\/em\u003eand a writer on \u003cem\u003eThe Wire\u003c\/em\u003e--now\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ewith a new introduction by the author.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRocco Klein, a veteran homicide detective in a city across the river from Manhattan, has lost his appetite for the thrill of the street. When a warm June night brings yet another drug murder, Rocco has no sense that the case is anything special. A twenty-year-old steps forward to confess, but a little digging reveals that he's never been in any kind of trouble, whereas his brother runs a crew of street-corner cocaine dealers--\"clockers\"--in a nearby housing project. Soon Rocco is sure that Victor Dunham is innocent, sure that his brother Strike is the real killer, and suddenly Rocco's hunger for the job is back. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDriven and shrewd, Strike uses violence when he has to, but his primary concern is survival. He has been clocking for almost a year; if he could somehow move up to the ounce business, he might get off the street before it breaks him. But then Rocco Klein begins hounding him, and Strike's life becomes a nightmare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt once an explosive murder mystery and a riveting portrait of two lives on a collision course, \u003cem\u003eClockers \u003c\/em\u003eis a spectacular achievement, a harrowing but vital portrait of city life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063432536\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 640\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.30w x 1.30d","brand":"Richard Price","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51334054674613,"sku":"9780063432536","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_98f3df4c-89c5-4afa-8815-90d47a50c549.jpg?v=1752583468","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/clockers-9780063432536","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}