{"product_id":"going-to-the-dogs-paperback","title":"Going to the Dogs - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePierre Lemaitre\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eFrank Wynne\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnd anyway, who cares? All that matters is that the guy is dead, right?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA dark and thrilling ride about the most unlikely of killers, perfect for Tarantino fans, by the award-winning and bestselling author, PIERRE LEMAITRE \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A really excellent suspense novelist'\u003cb\u003e Stephen King\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A total success\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003e Le Canard Enchaîn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eé\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Dark, very funny and completely unexpected'\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eMadame Figaro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Deft, funny, sharp . . . an absolute delight' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuardian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e________________________________________________________________ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWith Mathilde, there is never a stray bullet, her work is clean and neat. Tonight was an exception. A little whim. Obviously, she could have taken the shot from a distance, done less damage; obviously she could have made the hit with a single bullet. What can I say? I don't know what came over me. This is what she will say if anyone asks. And anyway, who cares? \u003cb\u003eAll that matters is that the guy is dead, right? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e1985. Paris.\u003c\/b\u003e Sixty-three-year-old Mathilde Perrin is on another mission. A widow, mother and decorated hero of the Resistance, she is also a ruthless and skilled contract killer, and the most unlikely suspect. But tonight, something has changed. Mathilde is agitated, forgetful and impulsive - so much so that even Ludo, her loyal and long-suffering Dalmatian, has noticed a dangerous shift in her mood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor Mathilde, retirement is not an option.\u003c\/b\u003e And no superior, nor police detective nor meddling neighbour will stand in her way. But as Mathilde's mind unravels and the bodies pile up, \u003cb\u003ehow long will it take before the killer herself becomes the target?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePierre Lemaitre\u003c\/b\u003e is an internationally renowned French author who was awarded the Prix Goncourt, France's most prestigious literary award, for his novel \u003ci\u003eThe Great Swindle\u003c\/i\u003e, and has three times won the C.W.A. International Dagger. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrank Wynne\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning literary translator.He has translated works by Michel Houellebecq and Frédéric Beigbeder, and his translation of \u003ci\u003eVernon Subutex\u003c\/i\u003e by Virginie Despentes was shortlisted for the Man Booker International 2018.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.7 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 25, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47499433345245,"sku":"9781914495823","price":20.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/CXPbYbd1Zp9781914495823.webp?v=1772000913","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/going-to-the-dogs-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}