{"title":"Elizabeth Heider","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe're excited to welcome Elizabeth Heider, joining us all the way from The Hague, home of the International Criminal Court, to our bookshop on \u003cstrong\u003eFriday, April 10\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003e6.30pm\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eElizabeth will be reading from and discussing her novel, \u003cem\u003eChildren of the Savage City. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis sharp crime thriller is set against the chaos of modern Naples, where grace and corruption share the same narrow streets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cstrong\u003eFREE\u003c\/strong\u003e event is open to the community. Please join us in the rare book room or weather permitting, in the secret garden!\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"may-the-wolf-die-a-novel","title":"May the Wolf Die: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNew York Times\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eBest Crime Novel of 2024 • A\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBest Mystery of 2024 • A\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublisher's Weekly\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor readers of Jane Harper, a gripping mystery set in Italy, following a female detective haunted by her family’s past and tasked with untangling the city’s organized crime and the modern U.S. military presence there.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNikki Serafino is enjoying the sunset from her boat in her beloved port city of Naples, Italy, when she discovers the body of a man in the warm waters of the bay. An investigator working as the liaison between local police and American troops, Nikki is certainly no stranger to violence and organized crime, but this case grows complicated when the victim turns out to be a U.S. Navy captain stationed at the nearby military base—and the autopsy reveals foul play. As she delves into the case, another body is found and Nikki must face connections linking the murders to her own complicated history as a daughter of Naples. Smart and steeped in sun-soaked Italy, this propulsive mystery is the perfect summer binge read.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 368\u003c\/span\u003e pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Penguin Books\u003c\/span\u003e (July 2, 2024)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 978-0143138181\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Heider, Elizabeth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47644601876731,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0078\/1906\/7459\/files\/9780143138181_ddfd6.jpg?v=1761397708"},{"product_id":"children-of-the-savage-city-a-novel","title":"Children of the Savage City: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoin us at the shop for a reading and book signing with Elizabeth Heider on Friday, April 10 at 6:30pm.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSome cities feed on secrets. Naples is ravenous.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA peaceful evening mass at the historic Chiesa del Gesù Nuovo is shattered when a young au pair is killed in one of the cathedral’s quiet chapels. The daughter of the US Ambassador sees it happen—but she'll speak only to one person: Nikki Serafino.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShaken by betrayal in her last high-profile case, Nikki has retreated from the relentless vigilance that once defined her work as liaison between Italian police and the US military. Withdrawn and mistrustful, she works her shifts, cares for her aging family, teaches self-defense classes, and avoids entanglement. But this case threatens her self-imposed invisibility—drawing her into a web of lies and resurfacing old wounds and buried loyalties. The murder investigation leads Nikki and her friend, Naples officer Valerio Alfieri, into a shadow architecture of power: built to protect the guilty and hide their secrets at any cost.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCan she and Valerio—each carrying dangerous debts—resist the undertow of corruption that swallows truth whole?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSet against the chaos of modern Naples—the city of Roberto Saviano’s Gomorrah and Elena Ferrante’s My Brilliant Friend—where grace and corruption share the same narrow streets, Nikki and Valerio navigate a landscape where even the most principled must confront the cost of survival.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 416 \u003c\/span\u003epages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Penguin Books\u003c\/span\u003e (February 17, 2026)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 978-0143138198\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Heider, Elizabeth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47644602859771,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0078\/1906\/7459\/files\/AF041026.jpg?v=1773153746"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0078\/1906\/7459\/collections\/Heider.jpg?v=1773347223","url":"https:\/\/aesopsfable.com\/collections\/elizabeth-heider.oembed","provider":"AESOP'S FABLE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}