{"product_id":"the-mannequin-man-9781904738138","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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLuca di Fulvio, born in 1957, lives and works in Rome. He is a much acclaimed novelist, screenwriter and playwright Patrick McKeown specializes in the translation of literary fiction from the Italian.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bitter Lemon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50363599487250,"sku":"9781904738138","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_96eeed71-742b-4ca8-bdb4-36053f570fdb.jpg?v=1728419414","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-mannequin-man-9781904738138","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}