{"product_id":"o-anao","title":"The dwarf","description":"After the success of The Mystery of the Chinese Jars and The King of the Gutter, American author William C. Gordon returns to explore his personal experience as a lawyer and bar owner in San Francisco to recreate an underworld of crime and shady characters. Inspired by stories and figures that passed through his office and by alcohol-fueled accounts, the author brings back, in THE DWARF, his hero, investigative reporter Samuel Hamilton. In this new adventure, he is called to a crime scene discovered not by a police officer, but by the dog of Melba Sundling, owner of the Camelot bar. While taking the animal for a walk, he sniffs something in a trash can: a piece of meat with what appears to be skin remnants partially wrapped in a bloody burlap sack. Could it be human flesh? Within minutes, coroner Barnaby McLeod arrives at the crime scene. The police work quickly, and the next day, Samuel publishes his story. The headline—\"There's a Murderous Maniac Among Us\"—spreads panic in San Francisco in the early 1960s. To trace the criminal's footsteps, Samuel searches for the origin of the burlap sack and reaches the Latino community. In the Mission neighborhood, he meets the market owner who uses the same type of burlap to sell beans to various clients, including the Universal Church of the Unfolding Mind. The clues point to the dwarf Dusty Schwartz, a Mexican immigrant and pastor of the mysterious church. His strange connection with the dominatrix Dominique—who performs spiritual healings on the faithful—an antique painting that appears stolen, and evidence of sexual exploitation only heighten suspicion. But as the investigation progresses, Samuel and the San Francisco police will be forced to recognize that appearances can be deceiving.","brand":"Totvsrj-record-dc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159416619260,"sku":"9788501091291","price":59.9,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/9197\/5420\/files\/d2903999463b08b411f1431476be0cc9.jpg?v=1778314450","url":"https:\/\/www.record.com.br\/en\/products\/o-anao","provider":"Editora Record","version":"1.0","type":"link"}