--- product_id: 23915215 title: "The Whites" price: "SAR 77" currency: SAR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.com.sa/products/23915215-the-whites store_origin: SA region: Saudi Arabia --- # The Whites **Price:** SAR 77 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Whites - **How much does it cost?** SAR 77 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.sa](https://www.desertcart.com.sa/products/23915215-the-whites) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The enduring story of a slashing in Penn Station that draws a Manhattan detective back into a case from the past that haunts him, by the bestselling and critically acclaimed master of the gritty crime drama. “A masterpiece, to stand with such earlier Price classics as Clockers and Lush Life . . . [ The Whites has] a compelling plot, yet the real joy of the book lies page by page, line by line, in its brilliant characterizations, rich detail, endless surprises, crackling dialogue, [and] absurdist humor.” ― The Washington Post Back in the 1990s, when Billy Graves worked in the South Bronx as part of an anti-crime unit known as the Wild Geese, he made headlines by accidentally shooting a ten-year-old boy while stopping an angel-dusted berserker in the street. Branded as a cowboy, Billy spent years in one dead-end posting after another. Now in his early forties, he is a sergeant in Manhattan Night Watch, a team of detectives that responds to all felonies from Wall Street to Harlem between one a.m. and eight a.m. Billy’s work is mostly routine, but when Night Watch is called to the four a.m. fatal slashing of a man in Penn Station, his investigation moves beyond the usual handoff to the day shift. And when he discovers that the victim was once a suspect in an unsolved murder―a brutal case with connections to the former members of the Wild Geese―the bad old days are back in Billy’s life with a vengeance. Review: THE WHITES - I get the title - but could it be a turn-off when it is a great read? - Price designs a fast-paced novel. Nevertheless, with all the crime shows,this could have been a plot from one of those multitudes - however, the thing that Price does that could not be duplicated in crime shows is developing a thought provoking back story about the police officers (and relatives) and their "whites." Price has a rich capacity and talent for capturing rhythm with realistic dialogue - especially his socially "inept" Milton Ramos - Price brings him and Billy to life by allowing us to hear them as we travel vicariously through their world - sardonic dialogue which builds to a very exciting ending. I cannot wait to read CLOCKERS next. THE WHITES is a great summer read and a very notable read if the reader likes police drama with a more in-depth and humanizing peek at what makes the human officer and the human "perps" tick - which I assume will be the basis for CLOCKERS. Fast and exciting read that this reader recommends. Review: Something far more nuanced and complex than its pulpy plot might lead you to expect - Originally, Richard Price planned on releasing The Whites under the pen name "Harry Brandt," saying that he wanted to separate the novel's more commercial, plot-driven aspects from his usual writing. It's a decision he didn't stick with, obviously, and has made numerous jokes about, remarking in one interview that he realized that the novel would be just "another damn book by me" too late into the process. All of which is to say, it's not surprising that The Whites feels like an uneasy union between a traditional hard-boiled police procedural and Price's more thoughtful, internally driven novels focused on social factors. The hook is pulpy enough - an NYPD detective named Billy Graves starts realizing that numerous "white whales" (hence the title) that have gotten away with horrible crimes on various technicalities keep turning up dead, and starts investigating - and once you mix in the way that another officer begins slowly stalking and terrorizing Graves and his family in payback for a long-ago crime, you've got a pulpy setup for revenge and hard-boiled retribution. But that's not really entirely Price's style, and while The Whites gives us a good mystery to hang onto and some tightly paced thrills, Price keeps turning the novel into something more complex and introspective, making us understand not only the appeal for revenge but turning it into a question that touches on religion, divine purpose, and a lack of justice in the world. And while Price never comes across as pro-vigilante justice, he never forgets the way that grief can impact people and tear apart families, leading to victims not only of the original crimes, but victims of the rippling consequences that spread out from them. And, as if that's not complicated enough, Price realizes that you can't take on the idea of murdered suspects without taking on questions about police brutality, racial profiling, and more, and while The Whites never quite dives into those aspects fully, they undeniably linger around the edges of the novel, informing the debates and shaping characters' reactions to what's going on. With all of that thrown into the mix, as you might imagine, The Whites turns from a pulpy revenge thriller into something far more complex, and that juxtaposition doesn't always entirely work. Price's work often works best when he lets his characters drive the story, keeping the plots simple and allowing internal monologues and psychological complexities be the hook for our story. Here, The Whites sometimes struggles to hold up under the weight of its characters, as though Price really wanted to deliver a nasty noir novel and instead couldn't help but turn it into a character study in which these people's decisions are rendered in all of their complexity and nuance. That all may make for an uneasy marriage of elements, but it also means that The Whites is a rich, engrossing novel, even if its one that feels like its story is holding it back some. (For instance, it's worth noting that the novel's best scene involves an interrogation sequence which has no bearing on either of the main plot threads, and yet whose emotional impact has stuck with me for many days, long after I finished the book.) But maybe that's the best thing about The Whites; what you're expecting is a lurid noir tale, but what you get is something more sophisticated, more nuanced, and more complicated, giving us not archetypes but people, not bloodless murders but awful crimes, not easy motivations but complex reasoning, and not easy answers but instead an awful uncertainty. Maybe that's what makes it a better book than you'd expect it to be. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #401,381 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #2,308 in Police Procedurals (Books) #5,221 in Suspense Thrillers #5,775 in Murder Thrillers | | Customer Reviews | 3.8 out of 5 stars 3,844 Reviews | ## Images ![The Whites - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81+fIf4ySlL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ THE WHITES - I get the title - but could it be a turn-off when it is a great read? *by L***G on August 6, 2016* Price designs a fast-paced novel. Nevertheless, with all the crime shows,this could have been a plot from one of those multitudes - however, the thing that Price does that could not be duplicated in crime shows is developing a thought provoking back story about the police officers (and relatives) and their "whites." Price has a rich capacity and talent for capturing rhythm with realistic dialogue - especially his socially "inept" Milton Ramos - Price brings him and Billy to life by allowing us to hear them as we travel vicariously through their world - sardonic dialogue which builds to a very exciting ending. I cannot wait to read CLOCKERS next. THE WHITES is a great summer read and a very notable read if the reader likes police drama with a more in-depth and humanizing peek at what makes the human officer and the human "perps" tick - which I assume will be the basis for CLOCKERS. Fast and exciting read that this reader recommends. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Something far more nuanced and complex than its pulpy plot might lead you to expect *by J***E on December 2, 2018* Originally, Richard Price planned on releasing The Whites under the pen name "Harry Brandt," saying that he wanted to separate the novel's more commercial, plot-driven aspects from his usual writing. It's a decision he didn't stick with, obviously, and has made numerous jokes about, remarking in one interview that he realized that the novel would be just "another damn book by me" too late into the process. All of which is to say, it's not surprising that The Whites feels like an uneasy union between a traditional hard-boiled police procedural and Price's more thoughtful, internally driven novels focused on social factors. The hook is pulpy enough - an NYPD detective named Billy Graves starts realizing that numerous "white whales" (hence the title) that have gotten away with horrible crimes on various technicalities keep turning up dead, and starts investigating - and once you mix in the way that another officer begins slowly stalking and terrorizing Graves and his family in payback for a long-ago crime, you've got a pulpy setup for revenge and hard-boiled retribution. But that's not really entirely Price's style, and while The Whites gives us a good mystery to hang onto and some tightly paced thrills, Price keeps turning the novel into something more complex and introspective, making us understand not only the appeal for revenge but turning it into a question that touches on religion, divine purpose, and a lack of justice in the world. And while Price never comes across as pro-vigilante justice, he never forgets the way that grief can impact people and tear apart families, leading to victims not only of the original crimes, but victims of the rippling consequences that spread out from them. And, as if that's not complicated enough, Price realizes that you can't take on the idea of murdered suspects without taking on questions about police brutality, racial profiling, and more, and while The Whites never quite dives into those aspects fully, they undeniably linger around the edges of the novel, informing the debates and shaping characters' reactions to what's going on. With all of that thrown into the mix, as you might imagine, The Whites turns from a pulpy revenge thriller into something far more complex, and that juxtaposition doesn't always entirely work. Price's work often works best when he lets his characters drive the story, keeping the plots simple and allowing internal monologues and psychological complexities be the hook for our story. Here, The Whites sometimes struggles to hold up under the weight of its characters, as though Price really wanted to deliver a nasty noir novel and instead couldn't help but turn it into a character study in which these people's decisions are rendered in all of their complexity and nuance. That all may make for an uneasy marriage of elements, but it also means that The Whites is a rich, engrossing novel, even if its one that feels like its story is holding it back some. (For instance, it's worth noting that the novel's best scene involves an interrogation sequence which has no bearing on either of the main plot threads, and yet whose emotional impact has stuck with me for many days, long after I finished the book.) But maybe that's the best thing about The Whites; what you're expecting is a lurid noir tale, but what you get is something more sophisticated, more nuanced, and more complicated, giving us not archetypes but people, not bloodless murders but awful crimes, not easy motivations but complex reasoning, and not easy answers but instead an awful uncertainty. Maybe that's what makes it a better book than you'd expect it to be. ### ⭐⭐⭐ Very Disappointing *by C***E on March 23, 2015* I was very disappointed having read the rave review in the Times Book Review and hearing interviews with the author on NPR, etc. This is certainly not a great American novel and it is only a mediocre police procedural/ mystery. I recently read the most recent Parker Jesse Stone novel and I think it superior in every way; excellent characterizations and writing and gripping to the very end. Though comparisons are odious...I can't but help to compare these similiar works. ## Frequently Bought Together - The Whites - Lush Life: A Novel - Clockers: A Novel --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.com.sa/products/23915215-the-whites](https://www.desertcart.com.sa/products/23915215-the-whites) --- *Product available on Desertcart Saudi Arabia* *Store origin: SA* *Last updated: 2026-08-28*