{"product_id":"the-drowned-man-by-brendan-james-murray-9781760401207","title":"The Drowned Man","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA chance encounter in a fish-'n'-chip shop set Brendan Murray on the trail of a mystery. Had a gay man been secretly murdered on HMAS Australia during the Second World War? The veteran he spoke to was certain. 'I knew about it,' he said. 'We all did.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut was the story true? If so, who was the dead man? And why was it so hard to find out? \u003cem\u003eThe Drowned Man\u003c\/em\u003e is a search for the answer, almost stymied by cover-up and silence. In the end, it brings us to the lies that have shrouded our understanding of war, and especially of war at sea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs one of the survivors poignantly says, 'I want to pass it on to the next generation. What it was like. What it was really like.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a spellbinding story told by a powerful new Australian voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46846166761708,"sku":"9781760401207","price":36.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/21399013482814.jpg?v=1758905141","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-drowned-man-by-brendan-james-murray-9781760401207","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}