{"product_id":"9781035431151-artifice","title":"Artifice","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn astonishing French thriller with a jaw-dropping twist\u003cbr\u003eA spellbinding literary thriller set in contemporary Paris - full of mystery, dark humour and tragedy - about a police officer whose world begins to unravel when strange art installations appear overnight in Parisian museums.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A breathtaking book confirming Claire Berest's inexhaustible talent as a storyteller' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eElle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An astonishing thriller' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLibération\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSomething strange is happening in museums across Paris.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA white horse appears in the library of the Pompidou Centre. Then stuffed wolves are displayed in a gallery, dressed in fine garments and drinking champagne.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  The authorities are baffled - particularly when investigations lead to suspended police officer Abel Bac. Since being dismissed for unknown reasons, Abel has been wandering the streets of Paris, haunted by a recurring nightmare and hoping to lose himself in the city.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut following Abel leads to Mila, the mysterious artist at the heart of this enigma - and to a hidden darkness rising to the surface of the city.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   As soon becomes clear, nothing about this chain of events has been a coincidence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslated by Sophie Lewis.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Terrific! Set in modern Paris, this literary thriller invigoratingly combines questions of identity, shenanigans in the art world, love and murder'\u003cb\u003e MICHÈLE ROBERTS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Deliciously unique and unpredictable . this novel blossoms like a poisonous flower' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLe Journal du Dimanche\u003c\/b\u003e\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":55341531758966,"sku":"9781035431151","price":10.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_34371229_461ba974-db3a-4153-a696-701df66154f2.jpg?v=1747298761","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781035431151-artifice","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}