{"product_id":"the-man-who-came-uptown","title":"The Man Who Came Uptown","description":"From bestselling and Emmy-nominated writer George Pelecanos comes the tale of an ex-offender who must choose between helping the man who got him out of prison and embracing a life with the woman who showed him another path.\nMichael Hudson spends the long days in prison devouring books given to him by the prison's librarian, a young woman named Anna who develops a soft spot for her best student. Anna keeps passing Michael books until one day he disappears, suddenly released after a private detective manipulated a witness in Michael's trial.\nOutside, Michael encounters a Washington, DC that has changed a lot during his time locked up. Once shady storefronts are now trendy beer gardens and flower shops. But what hasn't changed is the hard choice between the temptation of crime and doing what's right. Trying to balance his new job, his love of reading, and the debt he owes to the man who got him released, Michael struggles to figure out his place in this new world before he loses control.\nSmart and fast-paced, The Man Who Came Uptown brings Washington, DC to life in a high-stakes story of tough choices.\nNames One of the Best Mysteries of 2018 by Publishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0316479829\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0316479829.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Pelecanos, George\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Book has little sign of wear or use  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43403749621821,"sku":"BVV.0316479829.VG","price":6.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0316479829-0.jpg?v=1785191505","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/the-man-who-came-uptown","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}