{"id":46234,"date":"2025-01-15T09:12:33","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T09:12:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentsclub.org\/homepage\/claire-dewitt-and-the-city-of-the-dead-claire-dewitt-novels-claire-dewitt-novels-1\/"},"modified":"2025-01-15T09:12:33","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T09:12:33","slug":"claire-dewitt-and-the-city-of-the-dead-claire-dewitt-novels-claire-dewitt-novels-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentsclub.org\/homepage\/claire-dewitt-and-the-city-of-the-dead-claire-dewitt-novels-claire-dewitt-novels-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead (Claire DeWitt Novels) (Claire DeWitt Novels, 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\nPrice: <span style=\"color:#b12704\"><del>$17.99<\/del> - $12.79<\/span><br \/><i><small>(as of Jan 15, 2025 09:12:33 UTC &#8211; <span class=\"wp_automatic_amazon_disclaimer\" title=\"Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date\/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.\">Details<\/span>)<\/small><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amazon.com\/dp\/0547747616?tag=musadiqhus0f2-20\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/valvepress.s3.amazonaws.com\/imgs\/buy_now.png\"><\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\n  \u201cDelicious and addictive.\u201d\u2014Salon.com<\/p>\n<p> \u201cReads . . .\u00a0as if David Lynch directed a Raymond Chandler novel.\u201d\u2014CNN<br \/> \u00a0\u201cWhat would you get if that punkish dragon girl Lisbeth Salander met up with Jim Sallis\u2019s Lew Griffin walking the back streets of New Orleans? Or Sue Grafton\u2019s Kinsey Millhone transformed herself into a tattooed magnolia driving a 4&#215;4? Clare DeWitt, that\u2019s what you\u2019d get . . . DeWitt\u2019s mesmerizing character and memorable voice take your breath away.\u201d\u2014New Orleans Times-Picayune<\/p>\n<p> This knock-out start to a bracingly original new series features Claire DeWitt, the world\u2019s greatest PI\u2014at least, that&#8217;s what she calls herself. A one-time teen detective in Brooklyn, she is a follower of the esoteric French detective Jacques Silette, whose mysterious handbook D\u00e9tection inspired Claire\u2019s unusual practices. Claire also has deep roots in New Orleans, where she was mentored by Silette\u2019s student the brilliant Constance Darling\u2014until Darling was murdered. When a respected DA goes missing she returns to the hurricane-ravaged city to find out why.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe hard-living, wisecracking titular detective bounces around post-Katrina New Orleans trying to track down a missing prosecutor in this auspicious debut of a new mystery series\u2014and the Big Easy is every bit her equal in sass and flavor.\u201d\u2014Elle<\/p>\n<p> \u201cReminds me why I fell in love with the genre.\u201d\u2014Laura Lippman<br \/> \u00a0&#8220;I\u00a0love this book!&#8221; &#8212; Sue Grafton     <\/p>\n<p> ASIN                                    \u200f                                        :                                    \u200e                                 0547747616 <br \/> Publisher                                    \u200f                                        :                                    \u200e                                 Mariner Books; Reprint edition (May 1, 2012) <br \/> Language                                    \u200f                                        :                                    \u200e                                 English <br \/> Paperback                                    \u200f                                        :                                    \u200e                                 288 pages <br \/> ISBN-10                                    \u200f                                        :                                    \u200e                                 9780547747613 <br \/> ISBN-13                                    \u200f                                        :                                    \u200e                                 978-0547747613 <br \/> Item Weight                                    \u200f                                        :                                    \u200e                                 9.6 ounces <br \/> Dimensions                                    \u200f                                        :                                    \u200e                                 5.31 x 0.7 x 8 inches <\/p>\n<div id=\"product-summary\" data-hook=\"cr-insights-widget-summary\" class=\"a-section a-spacing-none\">\n<div class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-spacing-top-\">\n<h3 data-hook=\"cr-insights-heading-label\" class=\"a-size-base-plus a-color-base a-text-bold\">Customers say<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"a-spacing-small\"><span>Customers find the story interesting and different. They appreciate the well-developed characters and sympathetic portrayal of Claire DeWitt. The writing is described as tight, realistic, and spare. Readers describe the book as an entertaining and atmospheric mystery with clever dialogue and good local color. They find it an easy, quick read with a convincing narrative twist and plausible characterizations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-csa-c-item-id=\"ai_generated_text_banner\" data-csa-c-owner=\"CustomerReviews\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"cr-product-insights-cards_ai-generated-text\" data-csa-c-type=\"uxElement\" data-hook=\"cr-insights-ai-generated-text\" class=\"a-size-small a-color-secondary\">AI-generated from the text of customer reviews<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> \u201cDelicious and addictive.\u201d\u2014Salon.com \u201cReads . . .\u00a0as if David Lynch directed a Raymond Chandler novel.\u201d\u2014CNN \u00a0\u201cWhat would you get if that punkish dragon girl Lisbeth Salander met up with Jim Sallis\u2019s Lew Griffin walking the back streets of New Orleans? 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