{"product_id":"9780241990100-searcher","title":"The Searcher","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Terrific - terrifying, amazing'\u003c\/b\u003e STEPHEN KING\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Completely, indescribably magnificent'\u003c\/b\u003e MARIAN KEYES\u003cbr\u003e -----\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A DISAPPEARANCE. A SMALL TOWN. A QUESTION THAT NEEDS ANSWERING.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Cal Hooper thought a fixer-upper in a remote Irish village would be the perfect escape. After twenty-five years in the Chicago police force, and a bruising divorce, he just wants to build a new life in a pretty spot with a good pub where nothing much happens.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But then a local kid comes looking for his help. His brother has gone missing, and no one, least of all the police, seems to care. Cal wants nothing to do with any kind of investigation, but somehow he can't make himself walk away.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Soon Cal will discover that even in the most idyllic small town, secrets lie hidden, people aren't always what they seem, and trouble can come calling at his door.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA gripping tale of breath-taking beauty and suspense that asks how we decide what's right and wrong in a world where neither is simple, and what we risk if we fail.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e WINTER RICHARD AND JUDY BOOKCLUB PICK\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTHE SUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e PAPERBACK OF THE YEAR 2021\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e PAPERBACK OF THE YEAR 2021\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFT\u003c\/i\u003e BEST BOOK OF 2020\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTHE GUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e BEST CRIME AND THRILLER BOOK OF 2020\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eTHRILLER OF THE YEAR 2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e -----\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'I'm a big fan of Tana French'\u003c\/b\u003e IAN RANKIN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'I didn't want it to end'\u003c\/b\u003e HARRIET TYCE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'To say Tana French is one of the great thriller writers is really too limiting. Rather she's simply this: a truly great writer'\u003c\/b\u003e GILLIAN FLYNN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Immersive and atmospheric . Cal and Trey could very well be the new sort of heroes we need in this strange world'\u003c\/b\u003e ARAMINTA HALL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'This is a tour de force of suspense and storytelling. Comes closer to perfection than anything I've read in the last decade'\u003c\/b\u003e SARAH HILARY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'The Searcher is its own kind of masterpiece'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e WASHINGTON POST\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'One of the most compulsive psychological mysteries since Donna Tartt's \u003ci\u003eThe Secret History\u003c\/i\u003e' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'French offers a masterclass in unreliability'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e '\u003cb\u003e[Crime fiction's] biggest contemporary star\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'One of the finest writers of contemporary crime fiction'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eTHE DAILY MAIL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'An audacious departure for this immensely talented author . not to be missed'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eTHE NEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Nuanced and compelling'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eTHE NEW YORKER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39703888035937,"sku":"9780241990100","price":8.51,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32374641.jpg?v=1737203206","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780241990100-searcher","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}