{"product_id":"the-city-of-lies-isbn-9781472121967","title":"The City of Lies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eIrish Times'\u003c\/i\u003e Best Crime Novels of 2017!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDublin, September 1940. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn IRA attempt to capture the British diplomatic bag on its way from Ireland to England leaves a Guard dead on the streets of Dublin. Two days later a pitched battle between warring gangs erupts at one of Ireland's biggest race meetings. In the Irish countryside, the cremated bodies of a family of four are found in their burned-out house. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConnections between these events become clear to Detective Inspector Stefan Gillespie when he is dispatched to investigate the four dead bodies - or is he there to cover something up? He is soon treading on the toes of Ireland's burgeoning Intelligence industry - Irish, British and German, all playing against each other, all watching each other, all plagued by rogue operators they can't control. Meanwhile certainty grows that Hitler is about to invade England, with Ireland in the firing line. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd then Stefan is asked to go to Berlin on a sensitive mission the Irish government doesn't want anyone to know about. The journey will take him not only to Berlin and the heart of the war, but to a murder that touches the city's small Irish community and opens a window on to the heart of Europe's darkness...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Michael Russell:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'Atmospheric thriller' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Michael Russell is a master at building tension. This is a thriller to keep you guessing and gasping' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Complex but compelling . . . utterly vivid and convincing . . . Michael Russell's style is a pleasure: easy, fluent, clear, always calm and never over-heated' \u003ci\u003eIndependent on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A superb, atmospheric thriller . . . A page turner of high quality, populated  by a marvellous set of fictional characters, interwoven cleverly with  real characters of the era. Highly recommended' \u003ci\u003eIrish Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Constable","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44894865981669,"sku":"NP9781472121967","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/d609a2f6-2db9-4462-a9f8-ab020182a9a2.jpg?v=1767902929","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-city-of-lies-isbn-9781472121967","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}