{"product_id":"ways-and-means","title":"Ways and Means","description":"\u003cb\u003eLONG-LISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An absolute riot... Lefferts's wry examination of the societal and economic shifts that led to the once unthinkable hits incredibly close to home.\" --\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlistair McCabe arrives in New York with a plan. Young, handsome, intelligent, and gay, he hopes to escape his Rust Belt poverty and give his mother a better life by pursuing a career in high finance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut by the spring of 2016, Alistair's plan has completely come undone: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMired in student debt\u003c\/b\u003e, his dream investment banking career has eluded him.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDesperate for a way out\u003c\/b\u003e, he enters the orbit of an enigmatic billionaire whose true ambitions turn out to be far darker than Alistair could have ever imagined.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eA searing debut about a striving finance student, the fine line between ambition and greed, and the disordered politics of our era, \u003ci\u003eWays and Means\u003c\/i\u003e is a propulsive literary thriller about money, power, and the cost of American success. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWays and Means\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An auspicious debut . . . a wildly entertaining drama of ambition and consequence.\" --\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A sexy political thriller.\" --\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Harry N. Abrams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48122906116285,"sku":"BS-TC0-768200","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9781419768200-HD.jpg?v=1787074397","url":"https:\/\/boundigo.com\/products\/ways-and-means","provider":"Boundigo Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}