{"product_id":"leonardo-sciascia-the-day-of-the-owl","title":"Leonardo Sciascia | The Day Of The Owl","description":"\u003cp\u003e9781803514420\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e09\/04\/26\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePB\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e126 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"book-page__info-author\"\u003eTranslated by\u003cspan\u003e Archibald Colquhoun \u0026amp; Arthur Oliver\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-page__info-excerpt\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the piazza, a man lies dead. No one will say if they witnessed his killing. This presents a challenge to the investigating officer, a man who earnestly believes in the values of a democratic and modern society. Indeed, his enquiries are soon blocked off by a wall of silence and vested interests; he must work against the community to save it and expose the truth.The narrative moves on two levels: that of the investigator, who reveals a chain of savage crimes; and that of the bystanders and watchers, of those complicit with secret power, whose gossipy, furtive conversations have only one end – to stop the truth coming out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis novel about the Mafia is also a mesmerizing demonstration of how that organization sustains itself. It is both a beautifully, tautly written story and a brave act of denunciation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Granta","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57222996558206,"sku":"9781803514420","price":9.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0983\/7608\/files\/2_703c6c89-3e4b-422b-a67e-f92af6a9b2af.jpg?v=1775657612","url":"https:\/\/www.leftfordeadshop.co.uk\/products\/leonardo-sciascia-the-day-of-the-owl","provider":"Left For Dead","version":"1.0","type":"link"}