{"product_id":"the-mannequin-man-9781904738138","title":"The Mannequin Man","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Luca Di Fulvio | Patrick McKeown\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bitter Lemon Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bitter Lemon Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Literary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Di Fulvio exposes souls with the skills of a surgeon. It's like turning the pages of something forbidden--seductive, elegant and dangerous.\"--Alan Rickman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A wonderful first novel that will seduce the fans of deranged murderers in the style of Hannibal Lecter. And beautifully written to boot.\"--\u003ci\u003eRTL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A novel that caresses and kisses in order to violate the reader with greater ease.\"--\u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A powerful psycho-thriller of spine-shivering intensity. Written with immense intelligence and passionate menace. Not to be read alone at night.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"Know why she's smiling?\" he asked, pointing a small torch at the corpse. \"Fish hooks. Two fish hooks at the corners of her mouth, a bit of nylon, pull it round the back of the head and tie a knot. Pretty straightforward, right?\" Amaldi noticed the metallic glint at the corners of the taut mouth.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInspector Amaldi has enough problems: a city choked by a pestilent rubbish strike, a beautiful student harassed by a telephone stalker, a colleague dying of cancer, and the mysterious disappearance of arson files concerning the city's orphanage. Then the mutilated bodies begin to appear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis novel of violence and decay, with its vividly portrayed characters, takes place over a few oppressive weeks in an unnamed Italian city that strongly evokes Genoa. A finalist for the European Crime Writing Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46319446589591,"sku":"9781904738138","price":796.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781904738138.webp?v=1767713242","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-mannequin-man-9781904738138","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}