{"product_id":"offenses","title":"Constance Debré: Offenses [2026]","description":"'Debre's voice is Camusian, comic, stark, relentless and totally hypnotic' Rachel Kushner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIs a criminal born or made? What turns them towards violence?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA young man stabs an elderly woman ten times for the sake of a 450 euro debt. But why would he commit such a brutal murder over a petty sum, when he has a girlfriend and a child at home? How much could he lose when there is already so little to start with? Centring on a perpetrator and a victim who remain nameless - who are nobodies but could be anybody - Offenses unfolds as a contemporary parable exploring the biases and barriers built into the legal system.  \u003cbr\u003eBlending expertise in criminal law with her signature knife-edge prose, Constance Debre probes the intricacies of crime, punishment and accountability in this propulsive tale.","brand":"Debré, Constance \u0026 Zuckerman, Jeffrey","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":53174224159059,"sku":"9781805221081","price":14.3,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/debre-constance-offenses-9781805221081-1226409774.jpg?v=1772919340","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/offenses","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}