{"product_id":"the-last-smile-in-sunder-city-fetch-phillips-9780356512884","title":"The Last Smile in Sunder City Fetch Phillips","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Verve and charm in abundance''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAndrew Caldecott, author of \u003ci\u003eRotherweird\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Sunder City [is] an evocative creation, it has echoes of Ankh-Morpork, but also a broken melancholy all of its own''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSFX\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI''m Fetch Phillips, just like it says on the window. There are three things you should know before you hire me:\u003cbr\u003e1. Sobriety costs extra.\u003cbr\u003e2. My services are confidential.\u003cbr\u003e3. I don''t work for humans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt''s nothing personal - I''m human myself. But after what happened, it''s not the humans who need my help.\u003cbr\u003eI just want one real case. One chance to do something good. Because it''s my fault the magic is never coming back.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Last Smile in Sunder City\u003c\/i\u003e is the debut novel from actor Luke Arnold - known for his lead role in \u003ci\u003eBlack Sails. \u003c\/i\u003eThis contemporary fantasy introduces Fetch Phillips - a character destined to be loved by readers of Ben Aaronovitch, Jim Butcher and Terry Prat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis off-piste detective story set in a magical world, now in meltdown, has \u003cb\u003everve and charm in abundance and a rough diamond hero with quite a story to tell\u003c\/b\u003e.In short, an actor's dramatic voice has found a pen which can write * Andrew Caldecott, author of ROTHERWEIRD *\u003cbr\u003eSunder City [is] \u003cb\u003ean evocative creation\u003c\/b\u003e, it has \u003cb\u003eechoes of Ankh-Morpork\u003c\/b\u003e, but also a broken melancholy all of its own\u003cbr\u003eThis book was a \u003cb\u003emarvellous noir voice\u003c\/b\u003e; Luke Arnold has captured the spirit of the genre perfectly and wrapped it around a fantasy setting with \u003cb\u003econsummate skill\u003c\/b\u003e * Peter McLean, author of PRIEST OF BONES *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e[A] standout debut\u003c\/b\u003e . . . winningly combining the grit of \u003ci\u003eChinatown\u003c\/i\u003e with the \u003cb\u003equirky charm\u003c\/b\u003e of \u003ci\u003eHarry Potter\u003c\/i\u003e, this series opener is sure to have readers coming back for more * PUBLISHERS WEEKLY *\u003cbr\u003eThe first instalment of an effortlessly readable series that could be the illegitimate love child of Terry Pratchett and Dashiell Hammett * Kirkus *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733702750551,"sku":"9780356512884","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780356512884.jpg?v=1720001302","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-last-smile-in-sunder-city-fetch-phillips-9780356512884","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}