{"product_id":"when-the-killings-done-paperback","title":"When the Killing's Done - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eT. C. Boyle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eT.C. Boyle's most powerful and fully realized work yet-\"terrifically exciting and unapologetically relevant\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrincipally set on the wild Channel Islands off the coast of California, T.C. Boyle's new novel is a gripping adventure with a timely theme. Alma Boyd Takesue is a National Park Service biologist spearheading the efforts to save the islands' native creatures from invasive species. Her antagonist, Dave LaJoy, is a local businessman who is fiercely opposed to the killing of any animals whatsoever and will go to any lengths to subvert her plans. As their confrontation plays out in a series of scenes escalating in violence, drama, and danger, \u003ci\u003eWhen the Killing's Done\u003c\/i\u003e relates a richly humane tale about the dominion we attempt to exert, for better or worse, over the natural world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eT. C. Boyle is the author of eleven novels, including \u003cb\u003eWorld's End\u003c\/b\u003e (winner of the PEN\/FaulknerAward), \u003cb\u003eDrop City\u003c\/b\u003e (a \u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e bestseller and finalist for the National Book Award), and \u003cb\u003eThe Inner Circle\u003c\/b\u003e. His most recent story collections are \u003cb\u003eTooth and Claw\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eThe Human Fly and Other Stories\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 28, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42724679057471,"sku":"9780143120391","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/c11aab2bcae1c68352e9218baa1f604d.webp?v=1765103527","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/when-the-killings-done-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}