{"product_id":"at-the-sharpe-end-hugh-ashton-9781912605590","title":"At the Sharpe End","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen his business card is found in the pocket of a man who has died under the wheels of a train at Shinjuku station in Tokyo, Kenneth Sharpe's life takes a turn for the worse. The stakes start high, and rise higher, as Sharpe and his friends take on the might of the financial world against the backdrop of the 2008 Wall Street collapse, and the ruin of the global financial markets. \u003cbr\u003e This edition includes an appendix containing sections of the original first draft written in 2007, which described an earthquake rocking Tokyo and causing a nuclear accident. These were replaced in the final published edition by descriptions of the effects of the Lehman Shock. However, with the events of March 11, 2011, the first draft has proved disturbingly prophetic.\u003cbr\u003e Best-selling Sherlock Holmes author Hugh Ashton lived in Japan for over 25 years, working in the technology and financial services sectors. \u003cem\u003eAt the Sharpe End\u003c\/em\u003e was his second published novel, following the acclaimed alternative history \u003cem\u003eBeneath Gray Skies\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hugh Ashton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1912605597\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781912605590\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e J-Views Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/29\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Hugh Ashton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48486290718975,"sku":"9781912605590","price":17.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_35d49755-88e1-4028-a5d7-5c301391a4b0.jpg?v=1778054756","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/at-the-sharpe-end-hugh-ashton-9781912605590","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}