{"product_id":"9780553572506","title":"Death and the Language of Happiness - Straley, John","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eDeath and the Language of Happiness\u003c\/u\u003e by Straley, John\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Mass-Market Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished by Random House Publishing Group, 1998\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA private investigator working out of Sitka, in the Alaskan coastal archipelago, Cecil Younger walks a narrow line between the truth and what his clients pay him to find.... \n\nCecil Younger is a man who takes comfort in the absurdity of the universe. And the universe is obliging him, with a joint phone call from his lawyer and his shrink, to convey a job offer from another client: all Cecil has to do is kill a man. \n\nThough common sense tells him murder just isn't a good career move, his finances tell him it can't hurt to meet his potential client. The decision will lead Cecil from a pathetic small-time murder to a decades-old slaughter that is still reaching into the present--and its dark and chilly grasp may extend to Cecil Younger himself....\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eProduct image is for illustration purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the product offered for sale.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group, 1998","offers":[{"title":"Death and the Language of Happiness \/ Very Good","offer_id":54064832872740,"sku":"9780553572506VG","price":3.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9951\/4148\/files\/public_b21ff9d5-d35e-453d-8572-e2f9d5c8ad30.jpg?v=1781793693","url":"https:\/\/brookingsbooks.com\/products\/9780553572506","provider":"Brookings Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}