{"product_id":"9781923099609","title":"The Guts","description":"Author: C. E. Grimes\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781923099609\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Puncher and Wattmann\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Apr 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 320\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter being violently warned off a story, investigative journalist Adam Osprey has pretty much resigned himself to the easy life of lifestyle journalism, eating and drinking for a living. But his old instincts are triggered when a mysterious message on his computer interrupts his research for an article on Sydney's best restaurant toilets.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJustine has returned to Sydney after a stint working in Africa as an aid worker. Many of her friends are beginning to get married and have babies.  She is getting itchy feet when a chance meeting with an old lover in a pub leads to a dangerous, somewhat repulsive mission.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoger Houston, Minister for Development in the Sporty Party, is one of the old school, whose career in politics has followed a buffet logic of hedonism and self-enrichment. But just when it looks as if he has succeeded in becoming the master puppeteer, the disappearance of Alexander Parker MP sets in train a surprising series of events. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guts\u003c\/i\u003e is a sharp literary thriller about Sydney's power, politics and lifestyle obsessions as the internet began to change everything. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46867068027038,"sku":"ADS-9781923099609","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781923099609.jpg?v=1779429202","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781923099609","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}