{"product_id":"razors-edge-j-arens-9798987800584","title":"Razor's Edge: Pig In A Poke","description":"\u003cp\u003eBefore he was Razor the Mafia Don.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore he was Razor the Consigliere to Joey Leftfoot and third in line to run the Leftfoot Crime Family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was Anthony DeLuca, the young Italian confidence man.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCome along with Olivia Wainwright as she learns a little more about the man he was before he was Razor. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRazor's Edge: Pig in a Poke\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA poke is a bag-thus concealing the item being sold. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComes from the 14th Century saying: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'I wyll neuer bye the pyg in the poke\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThers many a foule pyg in a feyre cloke'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA confidence trick where a farmer would substitute a cat for a suckling pig when bringing it to market. The goal being to sell the cat as a pig without the buyer finding out the truth until too late. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan also extend to selling anything sight unseen and leaving the buyer with something they did not think they bought. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. Arens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798987800584\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Big Town Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/24\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.44d","brand":"J. Arens","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874400645375,"sku":"9798987800584","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/razors-edge-j-arens-9798987800584","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}