{"product_id":"equation-for-evil-9780060984113","title":"Equation for Evil","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Written with Caputo's customary style and razor-sharp prose, \u003cem\u003eEquation for Evil\u003c\/em\u003e is the rarest of novels: one that makes the reader think profoundly at the same time that he is driven to devour pages. Unflinching, compelling and engaging, it stands beside books like \u003cem\u003ePresumed Innocent\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003eThe Silence of the Lambs\u003c\/em\u003e and is equally fascinating.\" -- John Banville\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and National Book Award finalist Philip Caputo, a timely thriller that is sure to have you on the edge of your seat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn a quiet morning in California, a lone gunman opens fire on a busload of children headed for a field trip, then turns the gun on himself. Forensic psychiatrist Leander Heartwood and special agent Gabriel Chin team up to investigate the case, seeking at first only to solve this single disturbing crime but in time delving into issues of race, morality, and the complex forces at work in all horrifying acts of violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart mystery, part psychological thriller, part piercing social commentary, \u003cem\u003eEquation for Evil\u003c\/em\u003e is a riveting and incisive meditation on violence and the nature of evil.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCaputo, Philip:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003ePhilip Caputo is the author of fifteen books, including the classic Vietnam War memoir \u003cem\u003eA Rumor of War\u003c\/em\u003e and the novel \u003cem\u003eHorn of Africa\u003c\/em\u003e, which was a finalist for the National Book Award. His most recent book is \u003cem\u003eThe Longest Road\u003c\/em\u003e. As a journalist, Caputo won the Pulitzer Prize and has published work in the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEsquire\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/em\u003e, among other publications.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51181758349586,"sku":"9780060984113","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_acd4167b-2dd8-4684-8259-feab1f678ce3.jpg?v=1744402042","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/equation-for-evil-9780060984113","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}