{"product_id":"bad-neighbours-by-joanna-jenkins-9781761474019","title":"Bad Neighbours","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Come for the murder, stay for the almost-too-close-to-the-bone social satire. I loved it, but don't tell my neighbours I said so.’ JACK HEATH, author of \u003ci\u003eKill Your Husbands\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRuth Dawson finds her ideal living space in an Art Deco building in Potts Point, The Lumen. A twenty-minute walk from her office in the city, the apartment boasts parquetry flooring, a wall of books, and Harbour Bridge views from the sofa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt's perfect until Ben, the homeless guy, dies under the corrugated iron lean-to in the garden where he lived.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe residents of The Lumen do little to hide their relief. They can cease their half-hearted attempts to find an acceptable solution to ‘the Ben problem’, and return to more important issues.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThey're not happy when Ruth brings in a detective. But she's certain Ben was poisoned, and one of her neighbours knows it too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for Joanna Jenkins:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘A very impressive novel.’ \u003ci\u003eCanberra Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘A satisfying and twisting thriller.’ \u003ci\u003eBooks + Publishing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘A fabulous page turner.’ \u003ci\u003eSydney Arts Guide\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘Eminently readable.’ \u003ci\u003eThe Justinian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47665478074604,"sku":"9781761474019","price":31.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781761474019-bad-neighbours.jpg?v=1779745676","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/bad-neighbours-by-joanna-jenkins-9781761474019","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}