{"product_id":"9781803514420","title":"The Day of the Owl","description":"In 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.\n\nThis 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.","brand":"Sciascia, Leonardo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54310002032967,"sku":"9781803514420","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0967\/6675\/5143\/files\/9781803514420.jpg?v=1783515104","url":"https:\/\/borderlessbooks.myshopify.com\/products\/9781803514420","provider":"Borderless Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}