{"product_id":"paris-trout","title":"Paris Trout","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eParis Trout\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003ePete Dexter\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780140122060\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003ePenguin Group USA\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e1989\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eReprint\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e306\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003ePete Dexter s National Book Award winning tour de force tells the mesmerizing story of a shocking crime that shatters lives and exposes the hypocrisies of a small Southern town. \u003cbr\u003e The time and place: Cotton Point, Georgia, just after World War II. The event: the murder of a fourteen-year-old black girl by a respected white citizen named Paris Trout, who feels he s done absolutely nothing wrong. As a trial looms, the crime eats away at the social fabric of Cotton Point, through its facade of manners and civility. Trout s indifference haunts his defense lawyer; his festering paranoia warps his timid, quiet wife; and Trout himself moves closer to madness as he becomes obsessed with his cause and his vendettas. \u003cbr\u003e Praise for \"Paris Trout\"\u003cbr\u003e \"\"\u003cbr\u003e A masterpiece, complex and breathtaking . . . [Pete] Dexter portrays his characters with marvelous sharpness. \"Los Angeles Times\" \u003cbr\u003e A psychological spellbinder that will take your breath away and probably interfere with your sleep. \"The Washington Post Book World\" \u003cbr\u003e Dexter s brilliant understanding of the Deep South has allowed him to capture much of its essence its bitter class distinctions, its violence, its strangeness with a fidelity of detail and an ear for speech that I have rarely encountered since Flannery O Connor. William Styron \u003cbr\u003e Dexter s powerfully emotional novel doesn t have any brakes. Hang on, because you won t be able to stop until the finish. \"Chicago Tribune\"\"\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Penguin Group USA","offers":[{"title":"Paris Trout | Pete Dexter | Paperback | 9780140122060 | Used: Very Good | Back Stacks F 1743866","offer_id":48199318339736,"sku":"1743866","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/A1ut4KwobEL.jpg?v=1772554030","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/paris-trout","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}