{"product_id":"the-philosophical-detective-bruce-hartman-9780988918122","title":"The Philosophical Detective","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"...a suspenseful, pitch-perfect novel with an unlikely lead detective: a fictionalized version of iconic Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges... An intelligent, original detective novel.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e- \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCambridge, Massachusetts, 1967. The blind poet Jorge Luis Borges, visiting at Harvard, faces a crisis of conscience and identity as he and his young assistant Nick Martin grapple with an extraordinary series of crimes and the equally baffling conundrums of literature and philosophy. Forty-five years later, struggling with pain and grief, Nick Martin looks back with wonder at that magical time and asks himself: Did he ever find out who Borges really was?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLighthearted but deeply serious, \u003cb\u003eThe Philosophical Detective\u003c\/b\u003e is a unique journey into the visionary world of a genius.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bruce Hartman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0988918129\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780988918122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Swallow Tail Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.57d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2014","brand":"Bruce Hartman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43927105241343,"sku":"9780988918122","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_88b9f3d4-bd62-4cfa-9a1e-c7d305b3dfaa.jpg?v=1681086861","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-philosophical-detective-bruce-hartman-9780988918122","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}