{"product_id":"the-hidden-keys-paperback","title":"The Hidden Keys - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndré Alexis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGiller Prize winner Andr  Alexis's contemporary take on the quest narrative is an instant classic.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndré Alexis: André Alexis was born in Trinidad and grew up in Canada. His most recent novel, \u003ci\u003eFifteen Dogs\u003c\/i\u003e, won the 2015 Scotiabank Giller Prize and the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize. His debut novel, \u003ci\u003eChildhood\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Books in Canada First Novel Award, the Trillium Book Award, and was shortlisted for the Giller Prize and the Writers' Trust Fiction Prize. His other books include \u003ci\u003ePastoral (nominated for the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize), \u003ci\u003eAsylum, Beauty and Sadness\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIngrid \u0026amp; the Wolf, Despair and Other Stories of Ottawa\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLambton, Kent and Other Vistas: A Play\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 11, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42167445749895,"sku":"9781552453254","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/936f616bc9a386f44b6537ef3b46d857.webp?v=1733327706","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-hidden-keys-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}