{"product_id":"breathe-9781444775556","title":"Breathe","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA stunning debut crime novel for fans of Robert Harris, Philip Kerr and C.J. Sansom's Dominion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn outstanding debut .\u003c\/b\u003e . . Donald combines historical events and fictional characters to \u003cb\u003esuperb\u003c\/b\u003e effect, in a novel that \u003cb\u003edeserves to win prizes\u003c\/b\u003e. * The Sunday Times, Crime Book of the Month *\u003cbr\u003eThe combination of thriller plot with pervasive moral uncertainty \u003cb\u003ereminded me at times of le Carre\u003c\/b\u003e. Historically fascinating, too. All in all, this is \u003cb\u003eone of the finest debuts I've read for a while\u003c\/b\u003e. -- Andrew Taylor, author of Ashes of London\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRemarkably accomplished\u003c\/b\u003e . . . the \u003cb\u003emost appealing, original protagonist I've read for some time\u003c\/b\u003e . . . Donald's depiction of the city's thickening gloom is splendidly evocative . . . \u003cb\u003eA very impressive debut\u003c\/b\u003e' -- Alison Flood * Observer *\u003cbr\u003eDominick Donald's portrayal of the difficulties and dangers faced by Londoners is \u003cb\u003esuperb\u003c\/b\u003e . . .  Breathe is \u003cb\u003ea hugely impressive debut\u003c\/b\u003e. * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eDominick Donald is \u003cb\u003ean exceptional writer\u003c\/b\u003e.  His depiction of post-war London is beautifully detailed, as are his descriptions of the lethal fogs that left the city gasping for breath.  On top of that he has peopled his \u003cb\u003enail-biting story \u003c\/b\u003ewith a rich variety of characters, many of them coppers, who might easily have stepped out of a Dickens novel. \u003cb\u003eGripping to the last page, it's a mystery unlike any other I've read.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Rennie Airth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA brilliant book, an extraordinary mix of fiction and fact so real it will make your skin crawl\u003c\/b\u003e.  The sights, sounds, grit and desperation of postwar London hang over every step into the poisonous mysteries of the fog. Close the windows, pull up the duvet and keep the light on. -- Tom Harper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAtmospheric and intriguing\u003c\/b\u003e * Country \u0026amp; Town House *\u003cbr\u003eThis \u003cb\u003esubtly woven mixture of fiction and fact\u003c\/b\u003e, which partly draws on the notorious case of 10 Rillington Place and the serial killer Reg Christie, \u003cb\u003ecasts a magical spell\u003c\/b\u003e, and even includes a moving love story. It is \u003cb\u003ea stunning debut \u003c\/b\u003efrom a former academic, security expert and journalist.\u003cb\u003e You can smell the fog and feel the breath being sucked out of your body\u003c\/b\u003e as you struggle to understand what is happening in the darkness * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eDominick Donald\u003cb\u003e sustains the tension beautifully \u003c\/b\u003eover the course of this long book, depicting his smoggy setting so well that your eyes sting while \u003cb\u003eyour pulse races.\u003c\/b\u003e * Sunday Express *\u003cbr\u003eGripping * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eThis debut \u003cb\u003ewill keep you absorbed for nights on end\u003c\/b\u003e . . . Dominick Donald combines tangy depiction of ration-era London with a \u003cb\u003estrong historical context\u003c\/b\u003e, featuring among many \u003cb\u003evividly realised\u003c\/b\u003e scenes, a chase through the Underground that will haunt your commute for weeks. * Metro *\u003cbr\u003eDominick Donald's novel is a \u003cb\u003eremarkably convincing\u003c\/b\u003e re-creation of a London that, although well within living memory, has vanished forever. \u003cb\u003eRich in \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003edetail and dialogue\u003c\/b\u003e that successfully resurrect the period, it's \u003cb\u003ea thriller that \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eholds the reader's attention\u003c\/b\u003e -- Nick Rennison * BBC History Magazine *\u003cbr\u003eDominick Donald creates \u003cb\u003ea splendidly honest, but wily and perceptive hero\u003c\/b\u003e in the burly Korean War veteran Dick Bourton, and \u003cb\u003ea resourceful heroine to match\u003c\/b\u003e him... Donald writes his most \u003cb\u003ethrilling\u003c\/b\u003e passages in staccato lists of impressions that the narrator Martin Ellis makes rat-a-tat on the ear . . . \u003cb\u003eCompulsive listening\u003c\/b\u003e * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eWhat makes Donald's story so \u003cb\u003ecompelling \u003c\/b\u003eis the combination of historical events and fictional characters to s\u003cb\u003euperb effect in a thriller plot with an aura of pervasive moral uncertainty \u003c\/b\u003e. . . \u003ci\u003eBreathe \u003c\/i\u003eis an \u003cb\u003eoutstanding\u003c\/b\u003e debut - one of the finest I've read in a long while. * Crime Review *\u003cbr\u003eWill have you groping through the Great Smog of 1952 in search of a murderer * Time Out's pick of London novels *","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47836960293207,"sku":"9781444775556","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781444775556.jpg?v=1710386652","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/breathe-9781444775556","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}