{"product_id":"the-forger-9780312276966","title":"The Forger","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn the eve of World War II, David Halifax, a young American painter, receives a scholarship to come to Paris and work under the tutelage of the mysterious Russian artist Alexander Pankratov. But as Nazi forces encroach, Halifax realizes the true purpose of his visit: to forge masterworks of the Paris museums, and with the aid of a wily art trader, barter the fakes to Hitler's legion of art dealers. What develops is a riveting cat-and-mouse game that moves through Paris's silent streets, through the tunnels beneath its museums, and eventually into the war-torn countryside of Normandy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Watkins \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of seven novels, all published by Picador, including \u003ci\u003e The Story of My Disappearance\u003c\/i\u003e, and the memoir \u003ci\u003eStand Before Your God\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives with his family in Princeton, New Jersey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"St. Martins Press-3PL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50844295921938,"sku":"9780312276966","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ce0eee12-a483-4631-b07b-5b0d8990585b.jpg?v=1737316383","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-forger-9780312276966","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}