{"product_id":"dimiter-paperback","title":"Dimiter - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Peter Blatty\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Peter Blatty has thrilled generations of readers with his iconic mega-bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Exorcist\u003c\/i\u003e. Now Blatty gives us \u003ci\u003eDimiter\u003c\/i\u003e, a riveting story of murder, revenge, and suspense. Laced with themes of faith and love, sin and forgiveness, vengeance and compassion, it is a novel in the grand tradition of Morris West's \u003ci\u003eThe Devil's Advocate\u003c\/i\u003e and the Catholic novels of Graham Greene. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDimiter \u003c\/i\u003eopens in the world's most oppressive and isolated totalitarian state: Albania in the 1970s. A prisoner suspected of being an enemy agent is held by state security. An unsettling presence, though subjected to unimaginable torture he maintains an eerie silence. He escapes---and on the way to freedom, completes a mysterious mission. The prisoner is Dimiter, the American \"agent from Hell.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe scene shifts to Jerusalem, focusing on Hadassah Hospital and a cast of engaging, colorful characters: the brooding Christian Arab police detective, Peter Meral; Dr. Moses Mayo, a troubled but humorous neurologist; Samia, an attractive, sharp-tongued nurse; and assorted American and Israeli functionaries and hospital staff. All become enmeshed in a series of baffling, inexplicable deaths, until events explode in a surprising climax. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold with unrelenting pace, \u003ci\u003eDimiter\u003c\/i\u003e's compelling, page-turning narrative is haunted by the search for faith and the truths of the human condition. \u003ci\u003eDimiter \u003c\/i\u003eis William Peter Blatty's first full novel since the 1983 publication of \u003ci\u003eLegion\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Peter Blatty\u003c\/b\u003e (1928-2017) was the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Exorcist\u003c\/i\u003e, which he turned into an Academy Award-winning screenplay. The son of immigrant parents, he was a comic novelist before embarking on a four-decade career as a successful Hollywood writer. Blatty died on January 12, 2017, in Bethesda, Maryland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 7 x 4.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 29, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53464539332915,"sku":"9781250240057","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/1vHja2Cw0m9781250240057.webp?v=1781454788","url":"https:\/\/rbangel-store.myshopify.com\/products\/dimiter-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}