{"product_id":"apple-polisher-9781937696221","title":"Apple-polisher","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): J. T. Holden\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Kuro Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Kuro Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: LGBTQ+ - Gay\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"At the time, I would have said that it all began with the matchbook . . . the black matchbook with the Greek symbols written on the inside flap-a coded message that would lead me some eighty miles up into the densely wooded hills of Pierpoint, Pennsylvania, to a Gothic-looking establishment known as The Black Otter . . . \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e At the time, I would have believed this without question. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e But in retrospect, I would have to say that it really all began with the painting of the naked boy.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e So begins the odyssey of Jack McGregor, an idealistic young high school teacher, who stumbles upon a mystery when he agrees to take on the task of sorting through the personal effects of his recently deceased mentor, the enigmatic and formidable art teacher Gordon Powell. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In Gordon's gloomy one-bedroom apartment, Jack discovers the painting of a naked teenage boy-an artistic rendering that hauntingly resembles a former student: senior class golden boy, and apple-polisher extraordinaire, Mickey Greenleaf, who disappeared shortly after graduation five years ago and hasn't been heard from since. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e With the clues mounting, and cryptic dreams plaguing his troubled sleep, Jack sets out in search of the truth on a winding path that leads to a dark place where revelations with far-reaching ramifications await. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kuro Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45544726036631,"sku":"9781937696221","price":981.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781937696221.webp?v=1767177958","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/apple-polisher-9781937696221","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}