{"product_id":"dimiter-9781250240057","title":"Dimiter","description":"\u003cp\u003eWilliam Peter Blatty has thrilled generations of readers with his iconic mega-bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Exorcist\u003c\/i\u003e. Now Blatty gives us \u003ci\u003eDimiter\u003c\/i\u003e, a riveting story of murder, revenge, and suspense. Laced with themes of faith and love, sin and forgiveness, vengeance and compassion, it is a novel in the grand tradition of Morris West's \u003ci\u003eThe Devil's Advocate\u003c\/i\u003e and the Catholic novels of Graham Greene. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDimiter \u003c\/i\u003eopens in the world's most oppressive and isolated totalitarian state: Albania in the 1970s. A prisoner suspected of being an enemy agent is held by state security. An unsettling presence, though subjected to unimaginable torture he maintains an eerie silence. He escapes---and on the way to freedom, completes a mysterious mission. The prisoner is Dimiter, the American agent from Hell. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe scene shifts to Jerusalem, focusing on Hadassah Hospital and a cast of engaging, colorful characters: the brooding Christian Arab police detective, Peter Meral; Dr. Moses Mayo, a troubled but humorous neurologist; Samia, an attractive, sharp-tongued nurse; and assorted American and Israeli functionaries and hospital staff. All become enmeshed in a series of baffling, inexplicable deaths, until events explode in a surprising climax. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold with unrelenting pace, \u003ci\u003eDimiter\u003c\/i\u003e's compelling, page-turning narrative is haunted by the search for faith and the truths of the human condition. \u003ci\u003eDimiter \u003c\/i\u003eis William Peter Blatty's first full novel since the 1983 publication of \u003ci\u003eLegion\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Forge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/29\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250240057\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.00h x 4.25w x 0.75d","brand":"William Peter Blatty","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36648717320348,"sku":"9781250240057","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_47e219cc-5cff-4c3f-8891-62045a3abbde.jpg?v=1603870828","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/dimiter-9781250240057","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}