{"product_id":"when-the-killings-done-9780143120391","title":"When the Killings Done","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eT.C. Boyle's most powerful and fully realized work yet-'terrifically  exciting and unapologetically relevant' (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cp\u003ePrincipally set on the wild Channel Islands off the coast of  California, T.C. Boyle's new novel is a gripping adventure with a  timely theme. Alma Boyd Takesue is a National Park Service biologist  spearheading the efforts to save the islands' native creatures from  invasive species. Her antagonist, Dave LaJoy, is a local businessman  who is fiercely opposed to the killing of any animals whatsoever and  will go to any lengths to subvert her plans. As their confrontation  plays out in a series of scenes escalating in violence, drama, and  danger, \u003ci\u003eWhen the Killing's Done\u003c\/i\u003e relates a richly humane tale  about the dominion we attempt to exert, for better or worse, over the  natural world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53515360141655,"sku":"9780143120391","price":24.64,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/when-the-killings-done-9780143120391","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}