{"product_id":"death-in-the-fifth-position-9780307741424","title":"Death in the Fifth Position","description":"In \u003ci\u003eDeath in the Fifth Position\u003c\/i\u003e, dashing P.R. man Peter Sargent is hired by a ballet company on the eve of a major upcoming performance. Handling the press seems to be no problem, but when a rising star in the company is killed during the performance--dropped from thirty feet above the stage, crashing to her death in a perfect fifth position--Sargent has a real case on his hands. As he ingratiates himself with the players behind the scenes (especially one lovely young ballerina), he finds that this seemingly graceful ballet company is performing their most dramatic acts behind the curtain. There are sharp rivalries, sordid affairs, and shady characters. Sargent, though, has no trouble staying on point and proving that the ballerina killer is no match for his keen eye and raffish charm.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gore Vidal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage Crime\/Black Lizard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/22\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307741424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGore Vidal is the author of twenty-three novels, five plays, two memoirs, numerous screenplays and short stories, and well over two hundred essays. His \u003ci\u003eUnited States: Essays, 1952\u003c\/i\u003e-\u003ci\u003e1992\u003c\/i\u003e received the National Book Award.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage Crime\/Black Lizard","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43332473192563,"sku":"9.78031E+12","price":20.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_e41bd3c9-6565-4a48-890b-a59e257bec47.jpg?v=1754657001","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/death-in-the-fifth-position-9780307741424","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}