{"product_id":"the-literary-murder-a-critical-case-isbn-9780060925482","title":"The Literary Murder: A Critical Case","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom award-winning and internationally acclaimed author,\u003cbr\u003eBatya Gur, comes this riveting mystery in which a shocking double murder at\u003cbr\u003eIsrael's top academic institution brings Superintendent Michael Ohayon to the\u003cbr\u003escene to probe the nature of creativity and unravel the mystery.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn investigating the deaths of a professor of\u003cbr\u003eliterature and his junior colleague, Superintendent\u003cbr\u003eMichael Ohayon raises profound ethical questions about the\u003cbr\u003erelationship between the artist and his creation, and between the artist and a\u003cbr\u003emoral code. It brings him into contact with the academic elite and reveals the\u003cbr\u003esocial problems and differing perspectives of Israel’s various classes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKnown as “the Israeli Agatha Christie, Batya\u003cbr\u003eGur’s \u003cem\u003eThe Literary Murder\u003c\/em\u003e is a\u003cbr\u003eclever, compelling, and suspenseful mystery that will leave readers entertained\u003cbr\u003eup until the final, harrowing conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“A complex mystery set in an unusual, well-developed milieu with a full cast of characters. \u003cem\u003eLiterary Murder\u003c\/em\u003e is literary multidimensional pleasure.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This is a marvelous book, seductively engaging from beginning to end ... intellectual pursuit is portrayed with vigor and grace.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Gur, a professor of literature in Jerusalem, knows academia well, and she uses it as a foil to illustrate the social and cultural tensions that permeate Israeli life. At the same time, she tells a fine detective yarn, keeping her cards well hidden until the end, deftly setting up the reader for twists, turns, and surprises” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44887333601509,"sku":"NP9780060925482","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780060925482.jpg?v=1730225919","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-literary-murder-a-critical-case-isbn-9780060925482","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}