{"product_id":"the-literary-murder-a-critical-case-9780060925482","title":"The Literary Murder: A Critical Case","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom award-winning and internationally acclaimed author, Batya Gur, comes this riveting mystery in which a shocking double murder at Israel's top academic institution brings Superintendent Michael Ohayon to the scene to probe the nature of creativity and unravel the mystery.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn investigating the deaths of a professor of literature and his junior colleague, Superintendent Michael\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eOhayon raises profound ethical questions about the relationship between the artist and his creation, and between the artist and a moral code. It brings him into contact with the academic elite and reveals the social problems and differing perspectives of Israel's various classes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKnown as \"the Israeli Agatha Christie, Batya Gur's \u003cem\u003eThe Literary Murder\u003c\/em\u003e is a clever, compelling, and suspenseful mystery that will leave readers entertained up until the final, harrowing conclusion.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGur, Batya:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eBatya Gur (1947-2005) lived in Jerusalem, where she was a literary critic for \u003cem\u003eHaaretz\u003c\/em\u003e, Israel's most prestigious paper. She earned her master's in Hebrew literature at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and she also taught literature for nearly twenty years. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50513725128978,"sku":"9780060925482","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d92da26e-80c8-4f71-86b4-451912e32423.jpg?v=1730965851","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-literary-murder-a-critical-case-9780060925482","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}