{"product_id":"samaritan-paperback","title":"Samaritan - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Price\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter a lucrative television writing career comes to an abrupt end, a former high school teacher returns to New Jersey to rethink his life, reconnect with his teenage daughter and to give back to the housing project that reared him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRay Mitchell, a former TV writer who has left Hollywood under a cloud, returns to urban Dempsy, New Jersey, hoping to make a difference in the lives of his struggling neighbors. Instead, his very public and emotionally suspect generosity gets him beaten nearly to death. Ray refuses to name his assailant, which makes him intensely interesting to Detective Nerese Ammons, a friend from childhood, who now sets out to unlock the secret of his reticence. Set against the intensely realized backdrop of urban America, the cat and mouse game that unfolds is both morally complex and utterly gripping.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard Price is the author of six previous novels, including the national bestsellers \u003cb\u003eFreedomland\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eClockers\u003c\/b\u003e, which was nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award. In 1999 he received a Literature Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His fiction, articles and essays have appeared in \u003cb\u003eBest American Essays 2002\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Village Voice\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also written numerous screenplays, including \u003cb\u003eSea of Love\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eRansom\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eThe Color of Money\u003c\/b\u003e. He lives in New York City with his wife, the painter Judith Hudson, and his two daughters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 08, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42096587505799,"sku":"9780375725135","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/43f99b37622a0f96b96b62fa4334ee45.webp?v=1732342909","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/samaritan-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}