{"product_id":"books-the-winker-by-andrew-martin","title":"The Winker","description":"\u003cp\u003e'A highly enjoyable game of cat-and-mouse with perfect period texture and some nicely wry humour' \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This playful caper is equally successful as a detailed, culture-rich evocation of its period and an English reworking of Patricia Highsmith's Ripley' \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLondon, 1976.  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn that moment, his programme of terror - years in the making - has begun. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMonths later, the first of the many chilling headlines to come appears: \u003ci\u003e'Police hunting winking killer.' \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeanwhile in France. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharles 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.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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 . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom 'a master of historical crime fiction' (\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eThe Winker\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping thriller that won't let you look away.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54424333549841,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781472153975.jpg?v=1787604608","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-the-winker-by-andrew-martin","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}