{"product_id":"vertigo-deluxe-edition-9781782279747","title":"Vertigo, Deluxe Edition","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn irresistible gift edition of the classic French noir novel that inspired Alfred Hitchcock's \u003ci\u003eVertigo\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn World War II-era Paris, a troubled-ex policeman is entangled in a web of deceit and lies when he investigates a woman's strange behavior \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFlavières doesn't really want to investigate his old's friend's wife, but he doesn't feel he has much of a choice. Madeleine has been behaving strangely, and her husband wants answers -- answers that she isn't willing to give him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs WWII rages around him, Flavières is drawn into an obsessive cat-and-mouse chase across Paris. Soon his intrigue is replaced by obsession and his dreams by nightmares, as he edges towards discovering a dark, terrible secret. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe most celebrated collaboration of a ground-breaking crime-writing duo, \u003ci\u003eVertigo\u003c\/i\u003e is the timeless story of morality and revenge, and the inspiration for Hitchcock's iconic film.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBoileau-Narcejac\u003c\/b\u003e is the nom-de-plume of Pierre Boileau (1906-89) and Thomas Narcejac (1908-98), one of France's most successful writing duos. Boileau and Narcejac both individually received the prestigious \u003ci\u003ePrix du roman d'aventures \u003c\/i\u003ebefore beginning a partnership that spanned four decades, from the Fifties to the Eighties, and produced more than fifty thrillers. Their works inspired numerous films, including Alfred Hitchcock's \u003ci\u003eVertigo\u003c\/i\u003e and Henri-Georges Clouzot's \u003ci\u003eLes Diaboliques\u003c\/i\u003e, based on their 1952 debut novel \u003ci\u003eShe Who Was No More.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pushkin Vertigo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50626245918994,"sku":"9781782279747","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_97363c7f-8353-4f84-95df-c72b1cd0b34c.jpg?v=1732652120","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/vertigo-deluxe-edition-9781782279747","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}