{"product_id":"smog-stephanie-danler-9781668025758","title":"Smog","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the internationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSweetbitter, \u003c\/i\u003ea captivating blend of literary fiction and true crime--set during the Menendez brothers trial in 1990s Los Angeles.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwo handsome brothers from Beverly Hills are on trial for the brutal murder of their parents. The entire country is riveted. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo is Hugo Byrne. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA renowned journalist--decades sober, privately repressed, and haunted by the violent death of his own daughter--Hugo arrives at the Chateau Marmont to cover the trial for a glossy national magazine. He intends to write the definitive account. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut what happens outside the courtroom--the lives disrupted, in some cases ruined--is just as fascinating as the theater inside. And no one fascinates Hugo more than his close friend Liv Ellis, a quick-witted Beverly Hills society wife who accompanies Hugo to the trial, and whose obsession with the brothers is as mysterious as her origins. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn enthralling mix of true crime, high-toned dish, and dark psychological noir, \u003ci\u003eSmog \u003c\/i\u003eis a story of wealth, privilege, and abuse; a suspenseful inquiry into the dark heart of that universal institution that is supposed to protect us but so often betrays: the family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephanie Danler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1668025752\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668025758\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/23\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d","brand":"Stephanie Danler","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48998536347903,"sku":"9781668025758","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/smog-stephanie-danler-9781668025758","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}