{"product_id":"bent-paperback","title":"Bent Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eGuardian Best Book of 2020\u003cbr\u003e\nIrish Times Best Crime Fiction of 2020\u003cbr\u003e\nTimes Book of the Month\u003cbr\u003e\nMail on Sunday Thriller of the Month\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Spectator Crime Fiction of the Month\u003cbr\u003e\nCrime Time Book of the Year 2020\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Vivid, stylish, funny' Mick Heron\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe first time I met Harold Challenor, he frisked me for weapons - I was ten years old.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBent is the explosive story of the rise and fall of SAS commando, and notorious Detective Sergeant, Harold 'Tanky' Challenor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDuring the Second World War, Challenor was parachuted behind enemy lines into Italy and France, performing remarkable feats of bravery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the grimy underbelly of 1960s Soho, he was a ferocious and controversial presence, mediating between factions of club owners and racketeers, and cultivating informers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut just how far will he go to break the protection gang that has a grip on his manor?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt can be a fine line that divides hero and villain........\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arcadia Books","offers":[{"title":"978-1911350736","offer_id":50569873719602,"sku":"Bent Paperback","price":30.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/8922\/3986\/files\/71_z6EubnEL._SL1500.jpg?v=1761899562","url":"https:\/\/greylooponline.com\/products\/bent-paperback","provider":"greylooponline.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}