{"title":"A.T. Prewett","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"the-picasso-ransom-by-at-prewett-9781761776731","title":"The Picasso Ransom","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA genius heist. Three unlikely senior suspects. \u003cem\u003eThe Picasso Ransom\u003c\/em\u003e is a hilarious Aussie cosy crime, perfect for readers of Richard Osman and Benjamin Stevenson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Can we try escaping just a little slower?'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFact: In 1986, Picasso's \u003cem\u003eWeeping Woman\u003c\/em\u003e was stolen from the National Gallery of Victoria. To this day, the culprits have never been identified.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHere's what happened.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMaybe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePhoebe is about to turn 70, and has grown sick of retirement. She enrols in an evening arts school course, where she befriends fellow retirees Eva and Dave. They also happen to be studying across the road from a two-million-dollar Picasso.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe trio make a promising start, only to find that the school is to be closed due to arts cuts implemented by a blundering government minister. The protests of the students' activist group - under 30s only - fall on deaf ears.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEnter Phoebe, Eva and Dave, who decide to take matters into their own hands ...  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Art is theft. All artists steal.'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47551579586796,"sku":"9781761776731","price":34.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781761776731.webp?v=1776919142"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/a-t-prewett.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}