{"product_id":"the-hollow-man-a-nick-belsey-novel-9780349143798","title":"The Hollow Man A Nick Belsey Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A twisting spiral of lies and corruption'' Val McDermid\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the hilltop he could see London, stretched towards the hills of Kent and Surrey. The sky was beginning to pale at the edges. The city itself looked numb as a rough sleeper; Camden and then the West End, the Square Mile. His watch was missing. He searched his pockets, found a bloodstained serviette and a promotional leaflet for a spiritual retreat, but no keys, phone or police badge.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetective Nick Belsey needs help.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSomething happened last night - something with the boss''s wife - and Belsey needs to get out of London, and away from the debt and the drink and the deceit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCollecting his belongings back at Hampstead CID on what should be the last day of his career, Belsey sees a missing person''s report. But this one''s different; this is on The Bishop''s Avenue, one of the most expensive streets in the city. Belsey sees a chance for a new life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut someone else got there fi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA twisting spiral of lies and corruption\u003c\/b\u003e, a pitch-perfect portrait of contemporary London and a beguiling bastard of a hero * Val McDermid *\u003cbr\u003e[Belsey has] got to be London's coolest cop... \u003cb\u003eHarris has plundered London's underworld for his richly plotted and unusual detective series\u003c\/b\u003e... It's heady stuff * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThrills, spills and fine writing\u003c\/b\u003e * Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eThe book we have been waiting for without knowing we were * Evening Standard *\u003cbr\u003eThe story works as a thriller but it's also a very entertaining read, all the more because the locations are so precisely described. It gives new meaning to the expression 'Hampstead novel * The Literary Review *\u003cbr\u003eWith a seasoned author's skill and a cabbie's encyclopedic knowledge of London's every nook and cranny, debut novelist \u003cb\u003eOliver Harris tells a pacey tale firmly rooted in the credit-crunched modern world\u003c\/b\u003e. A blistering start to a promising new crime series * Short List *\u003cbr\u003e[A] plot that twists and turns like the back streets of Kentish Town: this is\u003cb\u003e a cracker of a debut\u003c\/b\u003e by local boy Oliver Harris * Camden New Journal *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is an astonishingly good first novel.\u003c\/b\u003e Its plot is original, its dialogue lively, and in DC Belsey- the man who can't make up his mind whether he's a corrupt slacker or a dedicated detective and seems cursed to be both at once- it has \u003cb\u003ea protagonist who truly stands out from the crowd\u003c\/b\u003e * Morning Star *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733659529559,"sku":"9780349143798","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780349143798.jpg?v=1720001078","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-hollow-man-a-nick-belsey-novel-9780349143798","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}