{"product_id":"9781529386479","title":"The Nature of the Beast","description":"Author: Louise Penny\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781529386479\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 28 Sep 2021\u003cbr\u003ePages: 496 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'One of the most interesting detectives in crime fiction'\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e THE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Penny combines clever plotting with beautifully evocative descriptions' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDAILY EXPRESS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThere is more to solving a crime than following the clues.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWelcome to Chief Inspector Gamache's world of facts and feelings.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHardly a day goes by when nine-year-old Laurent Lepage doesn't cry wolf. His boundless sense of adventure and vivid imagination mean he has a tendency to concoct stories so extraordinary and so far-fetched that no one can possibly believe him.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  But when Laurent disappears, former Chief Inspector Armand Gamache is faced with the possibility that one of his tall tales might have been true.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  So begins a frantic search for the boy and the truth. And what Gamache uncovers deep in the forest leads back to crimes of the past, betrayal and murder, with more sinister consequences than anyone could have possibly imagined . . .\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMillions of readers worldwide. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne inimitable Chief Inspector Gamache.\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46363097071774,"sku":"ADS-9781529386479","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781529386479.jpg?v=1767312976","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781529386479","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}