{"product_id":"fragment-of-fear-9781416540489","title":"Fragment of Fear","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): John Bingham\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Mystery \u0026amp; Detective - Traditional\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFROM THE INTRODUCTION BY JOHN LE CARRÉ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"This novel comprises some of the best work of an extremely gifted and perhaps under-regarded British crime novelist.... What gave John Bingham his magic was something we look for in every writer, too often in vain: an absolute command of the internal landscape of his characters, acutely observed by a humane but wonderfully corrosive eye.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"On a recuperative trip in Italy after a car accident, reporter and novelist James Compton is witness to the discovery of a murder victim, a woman who had been vacationing at the same hotel. Lucy Dawson seemed like a gentle old lady, and so the motive for her death appeared to be unmeditated assault. But when he returns to England and makes a benign inquiry into her background, Compton receives a note warning him to leave the past alone -- a note clearly written on his own typewriter, though his apartment shows no sign of a break-in. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Unable to resist pursuing the unfinished story, Compton's own investigation reveals a sinister side to Lucy Dawson and a cold-blooded conspiracy she may have helped to perpetrate while alive. Suddenly Compton finds a dangerous net closing in around him: threatening phone calls, terrifying invasions of privacy, and no way of proving to the police that anyone is responsible but himself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the tradition of Agatha Christie and Patricia Highsmith, John Bingham's writing has earned him a place amongst the great suspense writers of the twentieth century. With taut, compelling prose, \u003ci\u003eA Fragment of Fear\u003c\/i\u003e is a captivating thriller by a master storyteller at the height of his powers.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45410621849751,"sku":"9781416540489","price":1126.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781416540489.webp?v=1767313010","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/fragment-of-fear-9781416540489","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}