{"product_id":"clockers-9780063432536","title":"Clockers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"An unforgettable picture of inner-city decay and despair\" (\u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e), the classic novel by Richard Price, the bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eLush Life \u003c\/em\u003eand a writer on \u003cem\u003eThe Wire\u003c\/em\u003e--now\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ewith a new introduction by the author.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRocco Klein, a veteran homicide detective in a city across the river from Manhattan, has lost his appetite for the thrill of the street. When a warm June night brings yet another drug murder, Rocco has no sense that the case is anything special. A twenty-year-old steps forward to confess, but a little digging reveals that he's never been in any kind of trouble, whereas his brother runs a crew of street-corner cocaine dealers--\"clockers\"--in a nearby housing project. Soon Rocco is sure that Victor Dunham is innocent, sure that his brother Strike is the real killer, and suddenly Rocco's hunger for the job is back. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDriven and shrewd, Strike uses violence when he has to, but his primary concern is survival. He has been clocking for almost a year; if he could somehow move up to the ounce business, he might get off the street before it breaks him. But then Rocco Klein begins hounding him, and Strike's life becomes a nightmare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt once an explosive murder mystery and a riveting portrait of two lives on a collision course, \u003cem\u003eClockers \u003c\/em\u003eis a spectacular achievement, a harrowing but vital portrait of city life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrice, Richard:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRichard Price \u003c\/strong\u003eis the author of ten novels, including the forthcoming \u003cem\u003eLazarus Man\u003c\/em\u003e, all of which have won universal praise for their vividly etched portrayals of urban America. He has written for television dramas, including \u003cem\u003eThe Night Of, The Deuce\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Wire\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as numerous screenplays, including \u003cem\u003eSea of Love\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRansom\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Color of Money\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003edirected by Martin Scorsese, \u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003efor which he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. He lives in Manhattan with his wife, the novelist Lorraine Adams.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51500165923090,"sku":"9780063432536","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_72ff2c71-02ba-4915-8532-d30ae6718fd3.jpg?v=1753187502","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/clockers-9780063432536","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}