{"product_id":"the-star-of-istanbul-paperback","title":"The Star of Istanbul - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Olen Butler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the second book in Robert Olen Butler's Christopher Marlowe Cobb series, \u003ci\u003eThe Star of Istanbul\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic tale of adventure, romance, and war. World War I is in full swing, and foreign correspondent \"Kit\" Cobb has been tasked with following a German intellectual and possible secret service agent into perilous waters aboard the \u003ci\u003eLusitania\u003c\/i\u003e. But Cobb is soon distracted from his mission by the sultry Selene Bourgani, a world-renowned actress who also appears to be working with German Intelligence. The more Cobb thinks he knows her, the less he really does, and the secrets Selene harbors have the potential to set the whole international conflict further aflame. Following the night of the infamous German U-boat attack on the \u003ci\u003eLusitania\u003c\/i\u003e, Cobb tails Selene first into London's darkest alleyways, then on to the powder keg that is Istanbul. Across the war-torn stages of Europe and the Middle East, Cobb must venture deep behind enemy lines, cut off from his only allies, knowing full well he may not return.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Olen Butler\u003c\/b\u003e is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of over a dozen novels, six story collections, and a book on the creative process, \u003ci\u003eFrom Where You Dream\u003c\/i\u003e. A recipient of both a Guggenheim Fellowship in fiction and a National Endowment for the Arts grant, he also won the Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Foundation Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and was a finalist for the PEN\/Faulkner Award. He has twice won a National Magazine Award in Fiction and has received two Pushcart Prizes. \u003ci\u003eThe Star of Istanbul\u003c\/i\u003e is his second novel featuring Christopher Marlowe Cobb. He teaches creative writing at Florida State University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 21, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757504954656,"sku":"9780802121578","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/20a3d11ea71d5bf657a746d604521522.webp?v=1780104524","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-star-of-istanbul-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}