{"product_id":"the-mannequin-man-luca-di-fulvio-9781904738138","title":"The Mannequin Man","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Luca Di Fulvio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1904738133\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781904738138\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bitter Lemon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.72h x 5.08w x 1.09d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2006 pg. 31\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/23\/2006 pg. 34\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2006 pg. 98","brand":"Luca Di Fulvio","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939110650111,"sku":"9781904738138","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_04aa5c7a-0595-47b3-ba1f-61154f236a57.jpg?v=1681439558","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-mannequin-man-luca-di-fulvio-9781904738138","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}