{"product_id":"winker-book-andrew-martin-9781472153982","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":49520359932177,"sku":"GOR009865730","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51828741406993,"sku":"GOR009808779","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52668756328721,"sku":"GOR014578740","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1472153987.jpg?v=1751441180","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/winker-book-andrew-martin-9781472153982","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}