{"product_id":"9780008666811-decoy","title":"Decoy","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWinner of 'Best Book' and 'Impact for Change' True Crime Awards 2025          \u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003eThe shocking true story of one of Britain’s most secretive, groundbreaking and successful police covert operations\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eWinner of 'Best Book' and 'Impact for Change' True Crime Awards 2025          \u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003eThe shocking true story of one of Britain’s most secretive, groundbreaking and successful police covert operations\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e            \u003cem\u003eBristol, 1979.\u003c\/em\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e            \u003cem\u003eAn attacker roams the streets…\u003c\/em\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e            \u003cem\u003eYoung women are warned not to go out alone…\u003c\/em\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e            \u003cem\u003eEnter the Decoys.\u003c\/em\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eFor several years, a prolific predator haunted Bristol. Avon and Somerset Police had tried all their usual tactics to catch the ‘Clifton Rapist’, and public pressure was mounting.\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eIn 1979, a daring new plan was introduced, unlike anything previously attempted by a UK police force. A small group of young female officers – some aged just 18 – put their lives on the line, walking the quiet residential roads late at night, acting as bait.\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eDrawing on in-depth research and first-hand interviews with the women at the heart of the operation, \u003cem\u003eDecoy \u003c\/em\u003eis a dramatic retelling of one of the most groundbreaking agent provocateur stings in British history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41093853282401,"sku":"9780008666811","price":8.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27495075.jpg?v=1721812711","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780008666811-decoy","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}