{"product_id":"gun-with-occasional-music-jonathan-lethem-paperback","title":"Gun, with Occasional Music -- Jonathan Lethem, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA hard-boiled detective tale full of talking animals and murder, from the award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eMotherless Brooklyn\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Arrest\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGumshoe Conrad Metcalf has problems--there's a rabbit in his waiting room and a trigger-happy kangaroo on his tail. Near-future Oakland is a brave new world where evolved animals are members of society, the police monitor citizens by their karma levels, and mind-numbing drugs such as Forgettol and Acceptol are all the rage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMetcalf has been shadowing Celeste, the wife of an affluent doctor. Perhaps he's falling a little in love with her at the same time. When the doctor turns up dead, our amiable investigator finds himself caught in a crossfire between the boys from the Inquisitor's Office and gangsters who operate out of the back room of a bar called the Fickle Muse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMixing elements of sci-fi, noir, and mystery, this clever first novel from a beloved author is a wry, funny, and satiric look at all that the future may hold.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jonathan Lethem\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ecco Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9\/1\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 269\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.96\" H x 6.38\" L x 0.74\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780156028974\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kotton Kandy Skies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51737687490859,"sku":"9780156028974","price":19.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/2978\/5899\/files\/9780156028974.jpg?v=1774843712","url":"https:\/\/2trc11-eq.myshopify.com\/products\/gun-with-occasional-music-jonathan-lethem-paperback","provider":"Kotton Kandy Skies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}