{"product_id":"launch-code","title":"Launch Code","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Hugely enjoyable and thought-provoking, \u003ci\u003eLaunch Code\u003c\/i\u003e brings to mind the classic thrillers of Alister Maclean and Jack Higgins. A well-crafted ingenious mystery, tightly plotted, compelling and contemporary, this could well be Michael Ridpath's best novel yet.' - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eStav Sherez, author of the Carrigan \u0026amp; Miller series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1983\u003c\/b\u003e: Three hundred feet beneath the Atlantic, submarine Lieutenant Bill Guth receives the order he's been dreading: a full nuclear strike against the USSR. Crisis is soon averted, but in the chaos that follows, one crew member ends up dead...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2019\u003c\/b\u003e: Bill's annual family gathering is interrupted when a historian turns up, eager to uncover the truth about the near-apocalyptic Cold War incident. Bill refuses to answer, but that night the man is brutally murdered.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat happened all those years ago? How much is Bill to blame for events in the past? And who will stop at nothing to keep the secrets of 1983 where they belong?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eDeadly state secrets and deadlier family secrets - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eperfectly crafted, scrupulously researched \u003ci\u003eLaunch Code \u003c\/i\u003eweaves an ingeniously dark and tangled web that will keep you gripped and guessing to the very end. Ridpath is one of the best thriller writers around.' - Craig Russell, author of\u003ci\u003e The Devil Aspect\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49766097289560,"sku":"9781786497017","price":15.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781786497017_87c49b1b-642a-4361-8c85-93e279cdd74f.jpg?v=1776942937","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/launch-code","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}