{"product_id":"the-butchers-boy-9780812967739","title":"The Butcher's Boy","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Edgar Award-winning novel by the \"master of nail-biting suspense\"(\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Thomas Perry exploded onto the literary scene with \u003ci\u003eThe Butcher's Boy\u003c\/i\u003e. Back in print by popular demand, this spectacular debut, from a writer of \"infernal ingenuity\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e), includes a new Introduction by bestselling author Michael Connelly. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Murder has always been easy for the Butcher's Boy--it's what he was raised to do. But when he kills the senior senator from Colorado and arrives in Las Vegas to pick up his fee, he learns that he has become a liability to his shadowy employers. His actions attract the attention of police specialists who watch the world of organized crime, but though everyone knows that something big is going on, only Elizabeth Waring, a bright young analyst in the Justice Department, works her way closer to the truth, and to the frightening man behind it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Butcher's Boy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A stunning debut . . . a brilliantly plotted thriller.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A shrewdly planned and executed thriller.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Thomas Perry has hit the mark.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eHouston Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Totally enthralling.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Trade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/10\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812967739\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.70w x 0.60d","brand":"Thomas Perry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36644420124828,"sku":"9780812967739","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_866e3405-9075-4592-bac5-1b46b15d3054.jpg?v=1603858595","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-butchers-boy-9780812967739","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}