{"product_id":"manhattan-down-9780857506528","title":"Manhattan Down","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA propulsive rollercoaster high concept international thriller which dares to take the world to the edge of oblivion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Cordy's blend of heist, technology and geopolitical thriller is a riveting read' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Manhattan Down is Cordy back at his brilliant best and ripe for another Hollywood buy up'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Rossi and Lockwood make a convincing team in this fast-paced read'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e Financial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The plot is terrific, the writing punchy, the pace fast and the characters delightful'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A feat of world building asking challenging questions about the future... engaging' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrimeTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e______\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS JUST SAID GOODNIGHT.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn the anniversary eve of the 9\/11 terror attack, New York swelters under a heat dome of record temperatures. Even the global leaders assembled at the UN HQ are forced to admit that the climate crisis has reached boiling point and the world s time is running out.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThat same day, at precisely 5:25 p.m., everyone on Manhattan Island   every man, woman and child, including all the world leaders at the UN   falls unconscious. Everyone that is, except for Samantha Rossi, a single mother reeling from devastating personal news and Nick Lockwood, a wounded NYPD detective who wakes from a coma just as the City That Never Sleeps falls into one.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRossi s first concern is her daughter. Lockwood s is his city. As night draws in, they must work together to unravel the mystery of what has happened and why. Each must decide how far they will go and what lines they will cross to save what matters most to them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eManhattan Down \u003c\/i\u003eis a pulse-pounding contemporary thriller which dares to imagine the unimaginable, a leaderless world being held to ransom by forces unknown for reasons unknown. The questions it asks are terrifying   and so are some of the answers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Transworld Publishers Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51863051665751,"sku":"9780857506528","price":14.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780857506528.jpg?v=1759919475","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/manhattan-down-9780857506528","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}