{"product_id":"the-exception-9781400096657","title":"The Exception","description":"An internationally bestselling thriller, \u003ci\u003eThe Exception\u003c\/i\u003e dissects the nature of evil and the paranoia that drives ordinary people to commit unthinkable acts. Four women work together for a small nonprofit in Copenhagen that disseminates information on genocide. When two of them receive death threats, they immediately believe that they are being stalked by Mirko Zigic, the Serbian torturer and war criminal they recently profiled in their articles. Yet as tensions mount among the women, their suspicions turn away from Zigic and toward each other. The threats increase, and soon the office becomes a battlefield in which each of the women's move is suspect.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristian Jungersen's\u003c\/b\u003e first novel \u003ci\u003eThickets \u003c\/i\u003ewon the Best First Novel award in Denmark in 1999 and also became a bestseller; \u003ci\u003eThe Exception \u003c\/i\u003eis his second novel, his first to be translated into English. He has recently taken up residence in Dublin, Ireland but returns frequently to Copenhagen.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Anchor Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50873272566034,"sku":"9781400096657","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_252ff49e-2f9b-4edf-900f-2f840df72cfd.jpg?v=1737925684","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-exception-9781400096657","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}