{"product_id":"the-stalker-paperback-2","title":"The Stalker - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaula Bomer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Untalented Mr. Ripley, a Dumb American Psycho: A young man combines boundless self-confidence with perpetual failure and ineptitude as he tries to manipulate his way into a better life, preying on women in New York City in the early '90s.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRobert Doughten Savile, a.k.a. \"Doughty,\" is the son of a once-wealthy, now hard-up family from Darien, Connecticut. Convinced of his own genius, Doughty lives in a perpetual cloud of delusion, cruising through life on the sheer force of his own sense of entitlement. After a brief, lackluster stint in college, he heads to the New York City of the early '90s to make his fortune. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe cons his way from a bed at the YMCA into the posh Soho loft of a middle-aged book editor, even as he pursues a young bartender, and abuses and gaslights both women. He spins elaborate tales about his imaginary high-power job in real estate while, in reality, he passes his days watching comedy specials on VHS, smoking crack in Tompkins Square Park, and engaging in occasional sex work in the restrooms of Grand Central Station. His many failures, however, only serve to sharpen his one true gift: Doughty is a skilled predator, and the damage he inflicts on the women around him is savage and remorseless.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaula Bomer\u003c\/b\u003e iis the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eTante Eva\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNine Months\u003c\/i\u003e and the story collections \u003ci\u003eInside Madeleine\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBaby and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the essay collection \u003ci\u003eMystery and Mortality\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has appeared in numerous journals and magazines, including \u003ci\u003eNew York Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBOMB\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFiction\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Mississippi Review\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 8.25 x 5.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 12, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44757650243719,"sku":"9781641297981","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/XM62QhV6I9781641297981.webp?v=1780138209","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-stalker-paperback-2","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}