{"product_id":"no-room-at-the-morgue-new-york-review-books-classics","title":"No Room at the Morgue (New York Review Books Classics)","description":"Inspired by the works of Dashiell Hammett, No Room at the Morgue is Jean-Patrick Manchette's unparalleled take on the private eye novel — fierce, politically inflected, and finely rendered by the haunting, pitch-black prose for which the author is famed.\n\nNo Room at the Morgue came out after Jean-Patrick Manchette had transformed French crime fiction with such brilliantly plotted, politically charged, unrelentingly violent tales as Nada and The Mad and the Bad. Here, inspired by his love of Dashiell Hammett, Manchette introduces Eugene Tarpon, private eye, a sometime cop who has set up shop after being kicked off the force for accidentally killing a political demonstrator. Months have passed, and Tarpon desultorily tries to keep in shape while drinking all the time. No one has shown up at the door of his office in the midst of the market district of Les Halles. Then the bell rings and a beautiful woman bursts in, her hands dripping blood. It’s Memphis Charles, her roommate’s throat has been cut, and Memphis can’t go to the police because they’ll only suspect her. Can Tarpon help?\n\nWell, somehow he can’t help trying. Soon bodies mount, and the craziness only grows.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1681374188\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1681374188.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Manchette, Jean-Patrick|Waters, Alyson|Rodman, Howard A.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41928682537018,"sku":"DBV.1681374188.G","price":8.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1681374188-0.jpg?v=1794624500","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/no-room-at-the-morgue-new-york-review-books-classics","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}