{"product_id":"when-the-killings-done-9780143120391","title":"When the Killing's Done","description":"T.C. Boyle's most powerful and fully realized work yet-\"terrifically exciting and unapologetically relevant\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cp\u003ePrincipally set on the wild Channel Islands off the coast of California, T.C. Boyle's new novel is a gripping adventure with a timely theme. Alma Boyd Takesue is a National Park Service biologist spearheading the efforts to save the islands' native creatures from invasive species. Her antagonist, Dave LaJoy, is a local businessman who is fiercely opposed to the killing of any animals whatsoever and will go to any lengths to subvert her plans. As their confrontation plays out in a series of scenes escalating in violence, drama, and danger, \u003ci\u003eWhen the Killing's Done\u003c\/i\u003e relates a richly humane tale about the dominion we attempt to exert, for better or worse, over the natural world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/28\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143120391\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/08\/2012 pg. 32\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"T. C. Boyle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42935334305973,"sku":"9780143120391","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_d965e34d-10de-4f7f-af79-a159226ca7ea.jpg?v=1688487709","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/when-the-killings-done-9780143120391","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}