{"product_id":"the-smoke-in-our-eyes-james-grady-hardcover","title":"The Smoke in Our Eyes -- James Grady, Hardcover","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn action-filled coming of age novel about love, vengeance, corruption, and justice by the acclaimed author of\u003ci\u003e Six Days of the Condor.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Grady's style is loose, colorful, challenging and fun. I sometimes thought of Orwell's novel \u003ci\u003e1984\u003c\/i\u003e, sometimes of the Dylan song 'Desolation Row.'\"--\u003cb\u003ePatrick Anderson\u003ci\u003e, The Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Grady is a master of intrigue.\"--\u003cb\u003eJohn Grisham\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in 1959, the \"year the music died,\" \u003ci\u003eThe Smoke in Our Eyes\u003c\/i\u003e is a cinematic, clock-ticking saga set in a small Montana town. When a fatal car accident shatters ten-year-old Lucas's world, he finds himself confronting crime and vengeance, humor and heroism, all against the backdrop of growing up. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Alongside the tightly written drama of Lucas and his family, Grady, author of the classic \"Condor\" series, evokes a heady mood and sense of place. From the Space Race and the first warnings of global climate change, to the brutal racism of segregation and the hope of a new generation to move us forward, \u003ci\u003eThe Smoke in Our Eyes\u003c\/i\u003e is a fresh rending of rural noir that captures both an intimate story and the volitility of mid-century America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Grady\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pegasus Crime\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/06\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781639365999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/11\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2024 pg. 36\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Grady\u003c\/b\u003e's first novel \u003ci\u003eSix Days Of The Condor\u003c\/i\u003e became the classic Robert Redford movie \u003ci\u003eThree Days Of The Condor\u003c\/i\u003e and the current Max Irons TV series \u003ci\u003eCondor\u003c\/i\u003e. Grady has received Italy's Raymond Chandler Medal, France's \u003ci\u003eGrand Prix Du Roman Noir\u003c\/i\u003e and Japan's \u003ci\u003eBaka-Misu\u003c\/i\u003e literature award, two \u003ci\u003eRegardie's m\u003c\/i\u003eagazine short story awards, and been a Mystery Writers of America Edgar finalist. He's published more than a dozen novels and three times that many short stories, been a muckraker journalist and a scriptwriter for film and television. In 2008, London's \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e named Grady as one of \"50 crime writers to read before you die.\" In 2015, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e compared his prose to George Orwell and Bob Dylan. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"James Grady","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44975761064164,"sku":"9781639365999","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781639365999.jpg?v=1719486562","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/the-smoke-in-our-eyes-james-grady-hardcover","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}