{"product_id":"2026200014361-secondhand-the-eighth-dwarf","title":"The Eighth Dwarf","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the shadowy ruins of post-World War II Europe, The Eighth Dwarf plunges readers into a labyrinthine world of spies, double agents, and deadly secrets, where nothing — and no one — is what they appear to be. Ross Thomas chronicles the story of Minor Jackson, a dwarf with a remarkable talent for espionage, who is drawn into a treacherous web of Cold War intrigue spanning the bombed-out streets of occupied Germany, where the shifting loyalties of former enemies and reluctant allies make every alliance a gamble with death.\n\nThomas, a master of the political thriller, constructs a narrative of breathtaking precision, lacing his razor-sharp plotting with dark wit and a profoundly cynical understanding of how power operates in the shadows of history. His prose is economical yet evocative, painting a morally ambiguous world where ideology is currency and betrayal is the only certainty — a fitting reminder of why he remains one of the most criminally underrated voices in American crime fiction. For those who have not yet discovered Thomas's singular genius, The Eighth Dwarf is the perfect, and deeply unsettling, introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49161027354843,"sku":"2026200014361-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/772fbc3c-6bf6-4fa2-9d87-e32db24bba04.png?v=1787189391","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200014361-secondhand-the-eighth-dwarf","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}