{"product_id":"the-hidden-keys-9781552453254","title":"The Hidden Keys","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlthough the Green Dolphin is a bar of ill repute, it is there that Tancred Palmieri, a thief with elegant and erudite tastes, meets Willow Azarian, an aging heroin addict. She reveals to Tancred that her very wealthy father has recently passed away, leaving each of his five children a mysterious object that provides one clue to the whereabouts of a large inheritance. Willow enlists Tancred to steal these objects from her siblings and solve the puzzle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Japanese screen, a painting that plays music, an aquavit bottle, a framed poem, and a model of Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater: Tancred is lured in to this beguiling quest, and even though Willow dies before he can begin, he presses on.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs he tracks down the treasure, however, he must enlist the help of Alexander von Wurfel, esteemed copyist, and fend off Willow's heroin dealers, a young albino named \"Nigger\" Colby and his sidekick, Sigismund \"Freud\" Luxemburg, a club-footed psychopath, both of whom are eager to get their paws on this supposed pot of gold. And he must mislead Detective Daniel Mandelshtam, his most adored friend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on a reading of Robert Louis Stevenson's \u003ci\u003eTreasure Island\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Hidden Keys \u003c\/i\u003equestions what it means to be honorable and what it means to be faithful.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndr  Alexis \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Trinidad and grew up in Canada. His most recent novel, \u003ci\u003eFifteen Dogs\u003c\/i\u003e, won the prestigious Scotiabank Giller Prize, awarded annually to the best Canadian fiction book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Coach House Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/11\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781552453254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.20w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/03\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/28\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2016 pg. 84\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/28\/2016\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Andr\u0026#233; Alexis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36659539083420,"sku":"9781552453254","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_f1ec5f17-9c0f-466b-83d3-09521836c166.jpg?v=1603895023","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-hidden-keys-9781552453254","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}