{"product_id":"the-second-rider-alex-beer-9781609454722","title":"The Second Rider","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn internationally acclaimed crime novel set in post-WWI Vienna: \"A thrilling, deeply satisfying debut\" by \"the new star of Austrian crime fiction\" (\u003ci\u003eKronen Zeitung\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVienna, 1919. In the desperate years after World War I, the Habsburg Empire is a fading memory and most of Vienna's remaining population survives by its wits, living hand to mouth in a city rife with crime, prostitution, and grotesquely wounded beggars. There are shakedowns on every street corner, the black market is the only market, and shortages of vital goods create countless opportunities for unscrupulous operators.\u003cbr\u003eInto this cauldron of vice comes Insp. August Emmerich. A veteran himself, Emmerich is determined to join the Viennese major crimes unit, and he's more than willing to break the rules in pursuit of his ambition. When a corpse is found in the woods outside the city and immediately labeled a suicide, Emmerich sees a chance to prove his mettle. His investigations into the suspicious death soon reveals an insidious and homicidal urge lurking in the city.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Second Rider\u003c\/em\u003e is the \"outstanding series launch\" of Alex Beer's international-bestselling novels featuring police agent August Emmerich (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alex Beer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1609454723\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781609454722\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e World Noir\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/02\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.20w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/03\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2018 pg. 27","brand":"Alex Beer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43984585228543,"sku":"9781609454722","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7c3e30e2-7a76-457e-bb14-7fc27767c6ad.jpg?v=1683273104","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-second-rider-alex-beer-9781609454722","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}