{"product_id":"crime-9780099506980","title":"Crime","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSome things are easier to forget than others...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetective Inspector Ray Lennox has fled to Miami to escape the aftermath of a mental breakdown induced by occupational stress and cocaine abuse, and a harrowing child-sex murder case back in Edinburgh. But his fiancée Trudi is only interested in planning their wedding, leaving Lennox cast adrift, alone in Florida.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA coke-fuelled binge brings him into contact with another victim of sexual predation, ten-year-old Tianna, and Lennox flees across the state with his terrified charge, determined to protect her at any cost.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCan Lennox trust his own instincts? \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd can he handle Tianna, while still trying to get to grips with the Edinburgh murder?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A triumph'' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Welsh is one of our most interesting writers'' \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A disturbing but vital read'' \u003ci\u003eHarper''s Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*DISCOVER THE SECOND NOVEL IN IRVINE WELSH''S CRIME S\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA triumph... A great, redemptive book... It leaves you wanting more, much more * Observer *\u003cbr\u003ePowerful, passionate writing... Welsh gets it just right * Literary Review *\u003cbr\u003ePowerful... A bracing and engaging read * Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrime\u003c\/i\u003e is by some distance Welsh's most restrained and thoughtful work * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eYou never know what you're going to get with Irvine Welsh, other than guaranteed intelligence. But what you get here is a triumph. A brave take on paedophile rings and the minds, fast and slow, behind them... There are echoes of rebus, of Christopher Brookmyre, even of Carl Hiaasen... There's only one Welsh and you should be reading him again * Observer *\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732253880663,"sku":"9780099506980","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780099506980.jpg?v=1719996148","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/crime-9780099506980","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}