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Virtually unknown outside of Mexico, the full story of ‘El Golpe’, or ‘The Coup’, is a dark tale of political intrigue that still resonates today.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":49741084557585,"sku":"NGR9780745345628","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49968604479761,"sku":"GOR012227514","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/074534562X.jpg?v=1750701714"},{"product_id":"golpe-book-rob-mckenzie-9780745345635","title":"El Golpe","description":"True crime meets political thriller in an explosive expose of US meddling in Mexico","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52135532953873,"sku":"NLS9780745345635","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52849076470033,"sku":"NIN9780745345635","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780745345635.jpg?v=1757549553"},{"product_id":"absentee-book-rob-mckenzie-9781069081407","title":"The Absentee","description":"\u003cp\u003ePatrick Dunn, a fifty-something ex-cop, thought his days of action were over after a gunshot forced early retirement. 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