{"product_id":"a-beautiful-crime-9780062853899","title":"A Beautiful Crime","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e Book Prize Finalist \u003cem\u003eO Magazine \u003c\/em\u003eBest Book of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A compelling take on the eternal question of how good people morph into criminals. Terrific.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e--\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePeople, \u003c\/em\u003eBook of the Week\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Destroyers\u003c\/em\u003e comes an \"intricately plotted and elegantly structured\" (\u003cem\u003eNewsday\u003c\/em\u003e) story of intrigue and deception, set in contemporary Venice and featuring a young American couple who have set their sights on a risky con.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Nick Brink and his boyfriend Clay Guillory meet up on the Grand Canal in Venice, they have a plan in mind--and it doesn't involve a vacation. Nick and Clay are running away from their turbulent lives in New York City, each desperate for a happier, freer future someplace else. Their method of escape? Selling a collection of counterfeit antiques to a brash, unsuspecting American living out his retirement years in a grand palazzo. With Clay's smarts and Nick's charm, their scheme is sure to succeed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs it turns out, tricking a millionaire out of money isn't as easy as it seems, especially when Clay and Nick let greed get the best of them. As Nick falls under the spell of the city's decrepit magic, Clay comes to terms with personal loss and the price of letting go of the past. Their future awaits, but it is built on disastrous deceits, and more than one life stands in the way of their dreams.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Beautiful Crime\u003c\/em\u003e is a twisty grifter novel with a thriller running through its veins. But it is also a meditation on love, class, race, sexuality, and the legacy of bohemian culture. Tacking between Venice's soaring aesthetic beauty and its imminent tourist-riddled collapse, Bollen delivers a \"brilliantly conceived international crime story\" (\u003cem\u003eGood Morning America\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Bollen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/12\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.30w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062853899\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBollen, Christopher:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChristopher Bollen\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of the critically acclaimed novels \u003cem\u003eThe Lost Americans, A Beautiful Crime, The Destroyers, Orient, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLightning People\u003c\/em\u003e. He is a frequent contributor to a number of publications, including \u003cem\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eInterview.\u003c\/em\u003e He lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Christopher Bollen \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48483305193629,"sku":"9780062853899","price":24.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_521c85d9-b65f-4473-a381-01080f136c51.jpg?v=1782287151","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/a-beautiful-crime-9780062853899","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}