{"product_id":"winker-book-andrew-martin-9781472153975","title":"The Winker","description":"'A highly enjoyable game of cat-and-mouse with perfect period texture and some nicely wry humour' The Guardian  'This playful caper is equally successful as a detailed, culture-rich evocation of its period and an English reworking of Patricia Highsmith's Ripley' The Sunday Times  London, 1976.    In Belgravia in the heat of summer, Lee Jones, a faded and embittered rock star, is checking out a group of women through the heavy cigarette smoke in a crowded pub. He makes eye contact with one, and winks. After allowing glances to linger for a while longer, he finally moves towards her.   In that moment, his programme of terror - years in the making - has begun.   Months later, the first of the many chilling headlines to come appears: 'Police hunting winking killer.'   Meanwhile in France.   Charles Underhill, a wealthy Englishman living in Paris, has good reason to be interested in the activities of the so-called Winking Killer. With a past to hide and his future precarious, Charles is determined to discover the Winker's identity.    In the overheating cities of London, Oxford, Paris and Nice, a game of cat and mouse develops, and catching someone's eye becomes increasingly perilous. But if no one dares look, a killer can hide in plain sight . . .  From 'a master of historical crime fiction' (The Guardian), The Winker is a gripping thriller that won't let you look away.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49511802700049,"sku":"GOR010456740","price":13.69,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52527393014033,"sku":"GOR011119516","price":13.69,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1472153979.jpg?v=1751242088","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-au\/products\/winker-book-andrew-martin-9781472153975","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}