{"product_id":"homicide-david-simon-9781250624628","title":"Homicide: The Graphic Novel, Part One","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHomicide\u003c\/i\u003e, the celebrated true crime-book from the creator of HBO's \u003ci\u003eThe Wire\u003c\/i\u003e, is reenvisioned in this first volume of a gritty, cinematic graphic novel duology.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1988, journalist David Simon was given unprecedented access to the Baltimore Police Department's homicide unit. Over the next twelve months, he shadowed detectives as they took on a slew of killings in a city where killings were common. Only the most heinous cases stood out-chief amongst them, the rape and murder of eleven-year-old Latonya Wallace. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOriginally published in 1991, Simon's \u003ci\u003eHomicide\u003c\/i\u003e became the basis for the acclaimed television show \u003ci\u003eHomicide: Life on the Streets\u003c\/i\u003e and inspired HBO's \u003ci\u003eThe Wire\u003c\/i\u003e. Now, this true-crime classic is reimagined as a gritty two-part graphic novel series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Simon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250624622\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250624628\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e First Second\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/25\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.28h x 6.40w x 1.16d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/26\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/30\/2023","brand":"David Simon","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44078138687743,"sku":"9781250624628","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2ee2c7f2-8b70-4e71-9b63-bd72e094fcd2.jpg?v=1685473755","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/homicide-david-simon-9781250624628","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}