{"product_id":"9781035431151","title":"Artifice : An astonishing French thriller with a jaw-dropping twist","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Berest, Claire \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 28 August 2025 by Headline Publishing Group (Mountain Leopard Press) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 352 pages\u003cbr\u003e130 x 198 x 28 | 248g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A breathtaking book confirming Claire Berest's inexhaustible talent as a storyteller' Elle'An astonishing thriller' LibérationSomething strange is happening in museums across Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA white horse appears in the library of the Pompidou Centre. Then stuffed wolves are displayed in a gallery, dressed in fine garments and drinking champagne.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  The authorities are baffled - particularly when investigations lead to suspended police officer Abel Bac. Since being dismissed for unknown reasons, Abel has been wandering the streets of Paris, haunted by a recurring nightmare and hoping to lose himself in the city.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut following Abel leads to Mila, the mysterious artist at the heart of this enigma - and to a hidden darkness rising to the surface of the city.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs soon becomes clear, nothing about this chain of events has been a coincidence...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslated by Sophie Lewis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Terrific! Set in modern Paris, this literary thriller invigoratingly combines questions of identity, shenanigans in the art world, love and murder' MICHÈLE ROBERTS'Deliciously unique and unpredictable ... this novel blossoms like a poisonous flower' Le Journal du Dimanche\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47185618305283,"sku":"9781035431151","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781035431151.jpg?v=1757512648","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.pro\/products\/9781035431151","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}