{"product_id":"the-strange-death-of-john-doe-9781848427679","title":"The Strange Death of John Doe","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLondon, present day. The body of an unidentified young man is found face down in a suburban street. Who is he and where did he come from? He has no ID and nobody witnessed anything. It's as if he has just fallen from the sky…\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ePathologists and police working on the case must uncover the truth and piece the story – and body – of this 'John Doe' back together. A breakthrough sends DC John Kavura into overdrive and as his investigation unravels, he uncovers a haunting story of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eInspired by real events, Fiona Doyle's play \u003cem\u003eThe Strange Death of John Doe\u003c\/em\u003e is a powerful and poignant drama that premiered at Hampstead Theatre Downstairs, London, in 2018, and was a finalist for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Part police procedural, part on-the-run thriller, \u003cem\u003eThe Strange Death of John Doe\u003c\/em\u003e is intelligently structured… Doyle weaves a remarkable, continent-hopping story of heroism, love and desperation'\u003c\/p\u003e * The Stage *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Doyle offers a kind of poetry on who we are and what we ultimately become'\u003c\/p\u003e * WhatsOnStage *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A sensitive retelling of a very modern tragedy'\u003c\/p\u003e * Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'An epic account of restless humanity, tender affection and its tragic consequences… an ambitious, theatrically exciting and fast-moving panorama which conveys something of the breath-taking scope of contemporary migration, as well as details of its horrors. At its heart this is a play about humanity in all its truthful feelings, with flashes of perception about racism, injustice, violence, masculinity, memory and the irrepressible desire to follow one's dreams'\u003c\/p\u003e * The Arts Desk *","brand":"Nick Hern Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49413741969751,"sku":"9781848427679","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781848427679.jpg?v=1730521238","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-strange-death-of-john-doe-9781848427679","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}