{"product_id":"9780226174372","title":"The Pledge","description":"\u003cp\u003eSet in a small town in Switzerland, The Pledge centers around the murder of a young girl and the detective who promises the victim's mother he will find the perpetrator. After deciding the wrong man has been arrested for the crime, the detective lays a trap for the real killer—with all the patience of a master fisherman. But cruel turns of plot conspire to make him pay dearly for his pledge. Here Friedrich Dürrenmatt conveys his brilliant ear for dialogue and a devastating sense of timing and suspense. Joel Agee's skilled translation effectively captures the various voices in the original, as well as its chilling conclusion. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne of Dürrenmatt's most diabolically imagined and constructed novels, The Pledge was adapted for the screen in 2000 in a film directed by Sean Penn and starring Jack Nicholson.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48663336714475,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":47.61,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/4484\/5803\/files\/9780226174372-1.jpg?v=1781613150","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.sg\/products\/9780226174372","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Singapore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}