{"product_id":"homicide-a-year-on-the-killing-streets","title":"Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the creator of HBO's \u003ci\u003eThe Wire\u003c\/i\u003e, the classic book about homicide investigation that became the basis for the hit television show\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe scene is Baltimore. Twice every three days another citizen is shot, stabbed, or bludgeoned to death. At the center of this hurricane of crime is the city's homicide unit, a small brotherhood of hard men who fight for whatever justice is possible in a deadly world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDavid Simon was the first reporter ever to gain unlimited access to a homicide unit, and this electrifying book tells the true story of a year on the violent streets of an American city. The narrative follows Donald Worden, a veteran investigator; Harry Edgerton, a black detective in a mostly white unit; and Tom Pellegrini, an earnest rookie who takes on the year's most difficult case, the brutal rape and murder of an eleven-year-old girl. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOriginally published fifteen years ago, \u003ci\u003eHomicide\u003c\/i\u003e became the basis for the acclaimed television show of the same name. This new edition--which includes a new introduction, an afterword, and photographs--revives this classic, riveting tale about the men who work on the dark side of the American experience.\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 0805080759\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9780805080759\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Simon, David\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Aug 2006)","offer_id":46080574521541,"sku":"9780805080759","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9780805080759.jpg?v=1776038420","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/homicide-a-year-on-the-killing-streets","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}