{"product_id":"gun-with-occasional-music-9780156028974","title":"Gun, with Occasional Music","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA hard-boiled detective tale full of talking animals and murder, from the award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eMotherless Brooklyn\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Arrest\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGumshoe Conrad Metcalf has problems--there's a rabbit in his waiting room and a trigger-happy kangaroo on his tail. Near-future Oakland is a brave new world where evolved animals are members of society, the police monitor citizens by their karma levels, and mind-numbing drugs such as Forgettol and Acceptol are all the rage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMetcalf has been shadowing Celeste, the wife of an affluent doctor. Perhaps he's falling a little in love with her at the same time. When the doctor turns up dead, our amiable investigator finds himself caught in a crossfire between the boys from the Inquisitor's Office and gangsters who operate out of the back room of a bar called the Fickle Muse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMixing elements of sci-fi, noir, and mystery, this clever first novel from a beloved author is a wry, funny, and satiric look at all that the future may hold.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLethem, Jonathan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJONATHAN LETHEM is the author of several novels, including \u003ci\u003eMotherless Brooklyn; The Fortress of Solitude;\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eGun, with Occasional Music;\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Dissident Gardens.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50641658741010,"sku":"9780156028974","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_15770d0b-4348-4b76-bcc3-9c446c263948.jpg?v=1733028420","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/gun-with-occasional-music-9780156028974","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}