{"product_id":"deadly-game-9781399702508","title":"Deadly Game","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDCI Harry Taylor has no respect for red tape or political reputations – but he's great at catching criminals.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e And all his unorthodox skills will be needed as an extraordinary situation unfolds on his doorstep: a metal box of radioactive material is found at a dump in Stepney, East London, but before the police can arrive it is stolen in a violent raid.\u003cbr\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e With security agencies across the world on red alert, it's Harry and his unconventional team from the Met who must hit the streets in search of a lead. They soon have two wildly different suspects, aristocratic art dealer Julian Smythe in London and oligarch Vladimir Voldrev in Barbados. But the pressure is on. How much time does Harry have, and how many more players will join the action, before the missing uranium is lighting up the sky?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeadly Game\u003c\/i\u003e is a compelling, fast-paced novel of international intrigue and twisting suspense from a legendary actor and Briti\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExcellent . . . with an old-school hero and a plot rich in twists and turns . . .  It's impossible to read this book without imagining Caine as the deadpan Harry . . . This is the book most Caine fans would hope he'd write: well-crafted and idiosyncratic. * Sunday Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eHugely entertaining . . . think \u003ci\u003eThe Ipcress File\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Italian Job\u003c\/i\u003e . . . The action does not flag for a moment . . . Told with Caine's trademark ironic humour, it's an old-fashioned delight * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eThrilling * Daily Express *\u003cbr\u003eCaine has a \u003cb\u003egreat ear for dialogue\u003c\/b\u003e and his story zips along . . .There's bags of energy in this, and the denouement is\u003cb\u003e a bonkers delight\u003c\/b\u003e * Observer *\u003cbr\u003eThe novel is well-paced, building to a climax with some wrong turns, dead ends, and red herrings carefully planted along the way . . . [the] energy and drive make for \u003cb\u003ea lively, page-turning read, peppered with some unexpected twists and turns\u003c\/b\u003e. The \u003cb\u003ehighly theatrical\u003c\/b\u003e denouement is startling, and Caine has done well to conceal certain secrets until the end * Herald *\u003cbr\u003eAm impressively accomplished debut * Irish Times *\u003cbr\u003eThe fast-paced drama takes many twists in narrative, leaving you turning the pages in anticipation... With real edge-of-the-seat action, \u003ci\u003eDeadly Game\u003c\/i\u003e has a great feel of old-school heroics - and it proves difficult not to read some parts in Caine's distinctive Cockney accent * Press Association *\u003cbr\u003eConsistently absorbing * Private Eye *\u003cbr\u003eThe drama takes many twists . . . With real edge-of-the-seat action * i Paper *\u003cbr\u003eA remarkable debut by the 90-year-old British film star, who appears to draw from the language and drama of some of his movie hits such as Get Carter and Harry Browne . . . A fast-moving tale of international terror in which irascible DCI Harry Taylor must hunt down stolen radioactive material before it falls into the hands of ruthless criminals * Irish Independent *\u003cbr\u003eCouldn't be better * Sun *\u003cbr\u003eWith real edge-of-the-seat action, \u003ci\u003eDeadly Game \u003c\/i\u003ehas a great feel for old-school heroics, and it proves difficult not to read some parts in Caine's distinctive Cockney accent * The Scotsman *","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47836758933847,"sku":"9781399702508","price":17.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781399702508.jpg?v=1710382183","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/deadly-game-9781399702508","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}