{"product_id":"9780099525899-martin-misunderstood","title":"Martin Misunderstood","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCrime fiction obsessive Martin Reed is the proverbial butt of everyone's jokes. Working as a glorified accountant at Southern Toilet Supply and still living with his cantankerous mother, he has become resigned to the world in which he lives. But then he arrives at work one morning to find the police on site. A co-worker has been brutally murdered.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘One of the boldest thriller writers working today’\u003cb\u003e TESS GERRITSEN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Her characters, plot, and pacing are unrivalled’ \u003cb\u003eMICHAEL CONNELLY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e__________________________________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA darkly comic tale about Mr Less-Than-Average in an average world from the No. 1 bestselling author of the Will Trent and Grant County series.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMartin Reed, a crime fiction fanatic, is the office joke at Southern Toilet Supply. Stuck in a dead-end job and living with his cranky mother, he's bullied by colleagues, shunned by women, and tormented by his arch enemy who is now his supervisor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUntil one morning, Martin arrives at work to find the police investigating a brutal murder. A co-worker's body has been found in a ditch, and all evidence points to Martin—especially since he can't, or won't, provide an alibi.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen a second victim is found in the company bathroom, things really conspire against Martin. His only hope is the beautiful and sympathetic Detective Anther Albada, but even she's beginning to doubt his innocence. Could Martin be guilty? Or is he just misunderstood?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e_________________________________________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCrime and thriller masters know there’s nothing better than a little Slaughter:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘I’d follow her anywhere’ \u003cb\u003eGILLIAN FLYNN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Passion, intensity, and humanity’ \u003cb\u003eLEE CHILD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A writer of extraordinary talents’ \u003cb\u003eKATHY REICHS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Fiction doesn't get any better than this’ \u003cb\u003eJEFFERY DEAVER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A great writer at the peak of her powers’ \u003cb\u003ePETER JAMES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Raw, powerful and utterly gripping’ \u003cb\u003eKATHRYN STOCKETT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘With heart and skill Karin Slaughter keeps you hooked from the first page until the last’ \u003cb\u003eCAMILLA LACKBERG\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Amongst the world‘s greatest and finest crime writers’ \u003cb\u003eYRSA SIGURÐARDÓTTIR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40942988558433,"sku":"9780099525899","price":8.51,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32338222.jpg?v=1737187003","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780099525899-martin-misunderstood","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}