{"product_id":"the-man-who-came-uptown-paperback","title":"The Man Who Came Uptown - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorge P. Pelecanos\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the bestselling and Emmy-nominated writer behind HBO's \u003cem\u003eWe Own This City: \u003c\/em\u003e a \"gripping, surprisingly soulful\" mystery about an ex-offender who must choose between the man who got him out and the woman who showed him another path (\u003cem\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Hudson spends the long days in prison devouring books given to him by the prison's librarian, a young woman named Anna who develops a soft spot for her best student. Anna keeps passing Michael books until one day he disappears, suddenly released after a private detective manipulated a witness in Michael's trial.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOutside, Michael encounters a Washington, D.C. that has changed a lot during his time locked up. Once shady storefronts are now trendy beer gardens and flower shops. But what hasn't changed is the hard choice between the temptation of crime and doing what's right. Trying to balance his new job, his love of reading, and the debt he owes to the man who got him released, Michael struggles to figure out his place in this new world before he loses control.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSmart and fast-paced, \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Man Who Came Uptown brings Washington, D.C. to life in a high-stakes story of tough choices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge Pelecanos\u003c\/b\u003e is the bestselling author of twenty novels set in and around Washington, D.C. He is also an independent film producer, and a producer and Emmy-nominated writer on the HBO series \u003ci\u003eWe Own This City, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTreme\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Deuce\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Maryland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 10, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47453974102194,"sku":"9780316479837","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/9baebfccb33c9c6543583a438615e20a.webp?v=1778840805","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-man-who-came-uptown-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}