{"product_id":"informant-1","title":"Informant","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eFear Itself\u003c\/i\u003e, a compelling thriller set in 1940s America on the eve of Pearl Harbor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A stylish, ingenious thriller' \u003c\/b\u003eJim Crace\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A wonderfully intelligent and beautifully written historical thriller' \u003c\/b\u003eMax Byrd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e____________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAutumn 1941:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003em\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eost of the world is at war. America is hovering on the brink.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpecial Agent James Nessheim is stuck in Hollywood, working as an adviser to a studio making pro-FBI movies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd then one his key informants, Japanese-American Billy Osaka, asks to see him urgently. But before they can meet, Osaka vanishes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNessheim’s search for Osaka takes him to a Mob-run gambling club, through the dense streets of LA’s Little Tokyo, from the seamy San Pedro docks to the hill-top ranch of a Communist sympathiser.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Nessheim begins to unravel Osaka’s deadly secrets, he uncovers a chilling conspiracy to push America into the war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut other people are looking for Osaka too, and are prepared to kill anyone who gets in their way. A lethal race is on.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e____________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Informant\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This is\u003cb\u003e compelling and intelligent \u003c\/b\u003efiction, \u003cb\u003eladen with tension and suspense\u003c\/b\u003e' Jim Crace\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'[it is] \u003cb\u003elaced with fine period detail\u003c\/b\u003e, awareness of the institutional duplicity of Hoover’s FBI and a fine ear for dialogue' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The \u003cb\u003eghosts of Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler loom large \u003c\/b\u003ehere, as do the classic films \u003ci\u003eChinatown\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCasablanca\u003c\/i\u003e, lending Rosenheim’s prose a velvety texture'\u003ci\u003e Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The \u003cb\u003eprose is taut and muscular\u003c\/b\u003e, masculine even. It holds your attention and it's easy to turn the page' \u003ci\u003eOxford Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eGreat series\u003c\/b\u003e; well worth reading' 5-star reader review\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornerstone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54251382899032,"sku":"9780099557920","price":21.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780099557920.jpg?v=1779417029","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/informant-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}