{"product_id":"dimiter-paperback","title":"Dimiter - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Peter Blatty\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Peter Blatty, the writer of numerous novels and screenplays, is best known for his mega-bestselling novel \u003ci\u003eThe Exorcist\u003c\/i\u003e, deemed by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e to be as superior to most books of its kind as an Einstein equation is to an accountant's column of figures. An Academy Award winner for his screenplay for \u003ci\u003eThe Exorcist\u003c\/i\u003e, Blatty is not only the author of one of the most terrifying novels ever written, but, paradoxically, also cowrote the screenplay for the hilarious Inspector Clouseau film, \u003ci\u003eA Shot in the Dark. New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e reviewers of his early comic novels noted, Nobody can write funnier lines than William Peter Blatty, describing him as a gifted virtuoso who writes like S. J. Perelman. Blatty lives with his wife and a son in Maryland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 7 x 4.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 29, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42124623773831,"sku":"9781250240057","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/8f482a84cc88f20e5905989e7d3e94a8.webp?v=1732571536","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/dimiter-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}