{"product_id":"the-charmer-9780340838297","title":"The Charmer","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003e''One of the bad girls of gritty crime'' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mirror \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaria Price \u003c\/b\u003eis a survivor of the care system who thought she would never have a family or security again. She''s just inherited a house and a bank account, and things appear to be looking up.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoel Parry\u003c\/b\u003e - good-looking, charming and a wonderful lover - seems to know everyone who is anyone in Manchester. He just happens to need a place to stay.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBefore long Joel moves into Maria''s house and is helping her to spend her money. But he isn''t what he seems to be. Deep in the drug scene, his terrifying past is about to catch up with him - and the naïve girl who trusts him . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003e ''A cracking read that will chill you to the bone'' \u003ci\u003eSun \u003c\/i\u003eon\u003ci\u003e Two-Faced\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003e''Mandasue has played a real blinder with this fantastic novel'' Martina Cole on \u003ci\u003eForget-Me-Not\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Mandasue Heller writes with a hard-hitting authenticity and her dialogue is absolutely spot on in this page-turning tale that readers will find ideal for the train, ship, plane or beach.' * Radlett Life *\u003cbr\u003eMandasue has played a real blinder with this fantastic novel. * \u003ci\u003eMartina Cole\u003c\/i\u003e on FORGET ME NOT *\u003cbr\u003eCracking page-turner . . . a gritty compassionate account of life on the margins. * \u003ci\u003eManchester Evening News\u003c\/i\u003e on FORGET ME NOT *\u003cbr\u003eGripping . . . powerful writing. * \u003ci\u003eScotland on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e on FORGET ME NOT *\u003cbr\u003eAlarming and beguiling . . . curiously exhilarating. * \u003ci\u003eScotsman\u003c\/i\u003e on THE FRONT *","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733615489367,"sku":"9780340838297","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780340838297.jpg?v=1720000859","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-charmer-9780340838297","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}