{"product_id":"the-mannequin-man","title":"The Mannequin Man","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Di Fulvio exposes souls with the skills of a surgeon. It's like turning the pages of something forbidden--seductive, elegant and dangerous.\"--Alan Rickman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A wonderful first novel that will seduce the fans of deranged murderers in the style of Hannibal Lecter. And beautifully written to boot.\"--\u003ci\u003eRTL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A novel that caresses and kisses in order to violate the reader with greater ease.\"--\u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A powerful psycho-thriller of spine-shivering intensity. Written with immense intelligence and passionate menace. Not to be read alone at night.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"Know why she's smiling?\" he asked, pointing a small torch at the corpse. \"Fish hooks. Two fish hooks at the corners of her mouth, a bit of nylon, pull it round the back of the head and tie a knot. Pretty straightforward, right?\" Amaldi noticed the metallic glint at the corners of the taut mouth.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInspector Amaldi has enough problems: a city choked by a pestilent rubbish strike, a beautiful student harassed by a telephone stalker, a colleague dying of cancer, and the mysterious disappearance of arson files concerning the city's orphanage. Then the mutilated bodies begin to appear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis novel of violence and decay, with its vividly portrayed characters, takes place over a few oppressive weeks in an unnamed Italian city that strongly evokes Genoa. A finalist for the European Crime Writing Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 369\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bitter Lemon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781904738138\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Di Fulvio, Luca","offers":[{"title":"Standard Secondhand — £1.86","offer_id":47977688432817,"sku":"SB-1904738133-C3","price":1.86,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/1904738133.jpg?v=1790373183","url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-mannequin-man","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}