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{"id":6817703166011,"title":"Zagreb Cowboy","handle":"zagreb-cowboy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA page-turning thriller shot through with black humour and razor-sharp dialogue, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eZagreb Cowboy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e is the spectacular debut novel in a taut new crime fiction series.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYugoslavia, 1991. The State is crumbling, and in the midst of the political chaos secret policeman Marko della Torre has been working both sides of the law — but somewhere along the way he's crossed the line. When a corrupt cop called Strumbic helps three hired Bosnian thugs to hunt him down and kill him, della Torre makes a run for it through Croatia, Italy, and finally to London, where he’ll take Strumbic for all he's worth.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2022-03-28T16:55:45-04:00","created_at":"2022-03-28T14:21:21-04:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press Inc","type":"","tags":["A Marko della Torre Novel","By (author) Mattich Alen","pub date: 2012-09-13","Spiderline","Thrillers \u0026 Mystery"],"price":1695,"price_min":1695,"price_max":1995,"available":true,"price_varies":true,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":40220017066043,"title":"trade paperback","option1":"trade paperback","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781770891081","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Zagreb Cowboy - trade paperback","public_title":"trade paperback","options":["trade paperback"],"price":1995,"weight":281,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781770891081","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]},{"id":40220024373307,"title":"epub","option1":"epub","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781770892279","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Zagreb Cowboy - epub","public_title":"epub","options":["epub"],"price":1695,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781770892279","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]},{"id":40220027519035,"title":"mobi","option1":"mobi","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781770898059","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Zagreb Cowboy - mobi","public_title":"mobi","options":["mobi"],"price":1695,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781770898059","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_8a5589f1-264b-4753-8934-2bc1a4e178f4.jpg?v=1678597358"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_8a5589f1-264b-4753-8934-2bc1a4e178f4.jpg?v=1678597358","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":23324512649275,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.656,"height":2400,"width":1575,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_8a5589f1-264b-4753-8934-2bc1a4e178f4.jpg?v=1678597358"},"aspect_ratio":0.656,"height":2400,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_8a5589f1-264b-4753-8934-2bc1a4e178f4.jpg?v=1678597358","width":1575}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA page-turning thriller shot through with black humour and razor-sharp dialogue, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eZagreb Cowboy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e is the spectacular debut novel in a taut new crime fiction series.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYugoslavia, 1991. The State is crumbling, and in the midst of the political chaos secret policeman Marko della Torre has been working both sides of the law — but somewhere along the way he's crossed the line. When a corrupt cop called Strumbic helps three hired Bosnian thugs to hunt him down and kill him, della Torre makes a run for it through Croatia, Italy, and finally to London, where he’ll take Strumbic for all he's worth.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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Zagreb Cowboy
Set in 1991 Yugoslavia, Zagreb Cowboy is the spectacular debut featuring one of the most compelling characters in crime fiction: Marko della Torre.
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Zoom at Sea
A young domestic cat with sailors among his ancestors, Zoom sets off on the first of his amazing adventures.
