{"product_id":"dimiter-9781250240057","title":"Dimiter","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): William Peter Blatty\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Forge\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Forge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Thrillers - General\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.","brand":"Forge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45120365461655,"sku":"9781250240057","price":1290.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781250240057.webp?v=1767275765","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/dimiter-9781250240057","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}