{"product_id":"9781471917493","title":"Betrayals","description":"Author: Charles Palliser\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781471917493\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Orion\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 14 Apr 2015\u003cbr\u003ePages: 432 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Rewarding, inventive and enjoyably perplexing' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA colleague writes an obituary for a fellow scientist and Nobel Prize winner, somewhat relishing his death; a train in the Scottish Highlands takes the wrong track during a snowstorm, resulting in a death, possibly murder; a publisher's reader reports on a hospital romance novel that bizarrely ends with a gory, Ripper-style murder. Ten apparently separate stories are ingeniously drawn together to form variations on a single theme - obsession with the success of a rival and the plotting of his death.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut obsession is an unstable motive for murder, and the game of revenge can turn very sour . . .\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBetrayals\u003c\/i\u003e is an ingenious, mesmerising puzzle, intricately pieced together by a master of the art.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47919454355614,"sku":"ING-9781471917493","price":46.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781471917493.jpg?v=1782811973","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781471917493","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}