{"product_id":"9781250240057","title":"Dimiter","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eDimiter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): William Peter Blatty\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Peter Blatty has thrilled generations of readers with his iconic mega-bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Exorcist\u003c\/i\u003e. Now Blatty gives us \u003ci\u003eDimiter\u003c\/i\u003e, a riveting story of murder, revenge, and suspense. Laced with themes of faith and love, sin and forgiveness, vengeance and compassion, it is a novel in the grand tradition of Morris West's \u003ci\u003eThe Devil's Advocate\u003c\/i\u003e and the Catholic novels of Graham Greene.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDimiter \u003c\/i\u003eopens in the world's most oppressive and isolated totalitarian state: Albania in the 1970s. A prisoner suspected of being an enemy agent is held by state security. An unsettling presence, though subjected to unimaginable torture he maintains an eerie silence. He escapes---and on the way to freedom, completes a mysterious mission. The prisoner is Dimiter, the American \"agent from Hell.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe scene shifts to Jerusalem, focusing on Hadassah Hospital and a cast of engaging, colorful characters: the brooding Christian Arab police detective, Peter Meral; Dr. Moses Mayo, a troubled but humorous neurologist; Samia, an attractive, sharp-tongued nurse; and assorted American and Israeli functionaries and hospital staff. All become enmeshed in a series of baffling, inexplicable deaths, until events explode in a surprising climax.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTold with unrelenting pace, \u003ci\u003eDimiter\u003c\/i\u003e's compelling, page-turning narrative is haunted by the search for faith and the truths of the human condition. \u003ci\u003eDimiter \u003c\/i\u003eis William Peter Blatty's first full novel since the 1983 publication of \u003ci\u003eLegion\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eDimiter\u003c\/i\u003e is an intelligent, tightly wound, suspenseful novel. One can only hope Blatty will publish another sometime soon.” —\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A beautifully written, haunting tale of vengeance, spiritual searching, loss, and love.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Gripping and intelligent\u003ci\u003e, Dimiter\u003c\/i\u003e is part detective story and part religious thriller in the grand tradition of\u003ci\u003e The Name of the Rose\u003c\/i\u003e.” —\u003ci\u003eAllan Folsom, New York Times bestselling author\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250240057\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Forge Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40683260969166,"sku":"9781250240057","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250240057","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}