{"product_id":"dead-heat-13","title":"Dead Heat","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnder the searing sun, secrets simmer and betrayal lies thick in this claustrophobic, explosive new thriller from \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Sabine Durrant.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A real scorcher. You won't want to miss this one!'\u003c\/b\u003e HARLAN COBEN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Gloriously dark and wildly engrossing' \u003c\/b\u003eLISA JEWELL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Sun-drenched and\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003edripping with suspense\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ethis is the perfect summer read\u003c\/b\u003e’ LUCY CLARKE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e----\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormer journalist Matt Grimshaw's life is at a low ebb\u003c\/b\u003e. 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