{"product_id":"clockers-a-novel-isbn-9780063432536","title":"Clockers: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“An unforgettable picture of inner-city decay and despair” (\u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e), the classic novel by Richard Price, the bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eLush Life \u003c\/em\u003eand a writer on \u003cem\u003eThe Wire\u003c\/em\u003e—now\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ewith a new introduction by the author.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRocco Klein, a veteran homicide detective in a city across the river from Manhattan, has lost his appetite for the thrill of the street. When a warm June night brings yet another drug murder, Rocco has no sense that the case is anything special. A twenty-year-old steps forward to confess, but a little digging reveals that he’s never been in any kind of trouble, whereas his brother runs a crew of street-corner cocaine dealers—“clockers”—in a nearby housing project. Soon Rocco is sure that Victor Dunham is innocent, sure that his brother Strike is the real killer, and suddenly Rocco’s hunger for the job is back. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDriven and shrewd, Strike uses violence when he has to, but his primary concern is survival. He has been clocking for almost a year; if he could somehow move up to the ounce business, he might get off the street before it breaks him. But then Rocco Klein begins hounding him, and Strike’s life becomes a nightmare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt once an explosive murder mystery and a riveting portrait of two lives on a collision course, \u003cem\u003eClockers \u003c\/em\u003eis a spectacular achievement, a harrowing but vital portrait of city life.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"Triumphant . . . an astounding accomplishment.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An unforgettable picture of inner-city decay and despair.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A huge, ambitious novel about cops, kids, and cocaine . . . Price pressure-cooks the city down to its dense, searing essentials.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA savvy, detail-rich story that unforgettably humanizes its dueling main characters—a world-weary teenage drug dealer and a stubborn homicide detective—\u003cem\u003eClockers\u003c\/em\u003e is a crime epic in the vein of Victor Hugo or Fyodor Dostoevsky.   - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An outstanding work of art.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Price displays a near perfect ear for street language . . . He gets so deep under the skin of both the cops and the clockers that it's hard to believe he himself has never been either.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"One hell of a book.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Dazzling . . . An odyssey of cops, drugs, survival and power . . . a closely observed tour de force.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Page after page explodes with prose as vivid as kinetic art.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A classic . . . A powerful book.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48587989713125,"sku":"NP9780063432536","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780063432536.jpg?v=1773959975","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/clockers-a-novel-isbn-9780063432536","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}