{"product_id":"the-castle-the-sensational-standalone-thriller-from-the-number-one-bestseller","title":"The Castle: The sensational standalone thriller from the number one bestseller","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe siege has begun.\u003c\/b\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\nThe Castle is a safe haven, a gated community in a nation troubled by the war in\r\nVietnam, political assassinations, and the growing shadow of Watergate. For the\r\ndisillusioned publisher Hamer, it is an escape from a world that has disappointed him.\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\nBut something is very wrong in the Castle. A teenage boy has gone missing. There are\r\nthefts, threats, shootings. Hamer has begun to fear the Castle may not be so safe after\r\nall, and he and his neighbors are the targets of a conspiracy with a single purpose: to\r\ndestroy five families and punish them for the sins of their children.\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\nAnd one of those families could be his own.\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\nNow Hamer must confront the dark truths behind the Castle, truths that lie terrifyingly\r\nclose to home.\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\nBecause security requires sacrifice.\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\u003cb\u003eAnd blood will out.\u003c\/b\u003e\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\u003cb\u003eJohn Connolly\u003c\/b\u003e is author of the Charlie Parker mysteries, The Book of Lost Things, the\r\nSamuel Johnson novels for young adults and, with his partner, Jennifer Ridyard, co-author\r\nof the Chronicles of the Invaders. John Connolly's debut - EVERY DEAD THING -\r\nintroduced the character of Private Investigator Charlie Parker, and swiftly launched him\r\nright into the front rank of thriller writers. All his subsequent novels have been Sunday\r\nTimes bestsellers. He was the winner of the 2016 CWA Short Story Dagger for On the\r\nAnatomization of an Unknown Man (1637) by Frans Mier from NIGHT MUSIC: Nocturnes\r\nVol 2.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Connolly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57211169734921,"sku":"9781399758604","price":16.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0939\/6181\/4281\/files\/9781399758604.jpg?v=1784631742","url":"https:\/\/bookstation.ie\/products\/the-castle-the-sensational-standalone-thriller-from-the-number-one-bestseller","provider":"Bookstation","version":"1.0","type":"link"}