{"product_id":"before-the-gulf-john-lake-9781916016552","title":"Before the Gulf","description":"\u003cp\u003eYOU CAN'T HIDE FROM THE PAST FOREVER\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Mike', an English expat, is a man with a hidden past. On a tropical island in the Gulf of Thailand, he ferries tourists on the back of his bike by night and dreams of being a writer by day. His only obligations are to Lily, his motherly landlady, and Captain Bandura, the corrupt local cop. Otherwise, his life is quiet and solitary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Until Laura arrives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe says she's a visiting speaker at a climate conference, but something about her story doesn't add up. As Mike is drawn into her orbit, questions multiply while the world burns, and his quiet life turns into a game of cat and mouse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut who's the cat and who's the mouse?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBefore the Gulf\u003c\/em\u003e represents a new departure for the author of \u003cem\u003eAmy and the Fox\u003c\/em\u003e and the Leeds 6 trilogy. A tale of guilt, suspicion and double dealing set in the sweltering heat of the tropics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Lake\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1916016553\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781916016552\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Armley Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 194\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.45d","brand":"John Lake","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44077782794495,"sku":"9781916016552","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_90399a3e-d9fb-4705-94a6-5a4c55f61e8c.jpg?v=1685471761","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/before-the-gulf-john-lake-9781916016552","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}