{"product_id":"prey-for-the-shadow-by-javier-cercas-9781529422498","title":"Prey for the Shadow","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe mayor of Barcelona is being blackmailed.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA sex tape from her student days—one she never knew existed. The price: 300,000 euros and her immediate resignation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA political chameleon who swept to power on a populist wave, she has her enemies. Nor can she trust those closest to her. Both her ex-husband and her deputy would profit from her fall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMelchor Marin, living a quiet life in Terra Alta, is tempted back to Barcelona to work the case. But what seemed a simple matter has its roots in far more serious and disturbing crimes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith the mayor on the verge of capitulation, a shock revelation changes everything—not least the course of Melchor's life. At long last, his heart's dark desire is in his grasp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eEven the Darkest Night\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"A gem of a book, easily the best I've read this year\" \u003cstrong\u003eM W Craven\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"A wonderful novel. I look forward to many more Melchor stories\" \u003cstrong\u003eA N Wilson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"The first in what promises to be an excellent series\" \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTranslated from the Spanish by Anne McLean\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47487466307820,"sku":"9781529422498","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781529422498-prey-for-the-shadow.jpg?v=1775739755","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/prey-for-the-shadow-by-javier-cercas-9781529422498","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}