{"product_id":"crime-9781529345766","title":"Crime","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eCrime is a collection of chilling cases by Ferdinand von Schirach, a criminal defense lawyer, that blends fiction with real life to explore what may compel a person to act beyond the law. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 240 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 27 April 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: John Murray Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMesmerising and utterly absorbing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe New York Times has praised the work of a magnificent storyteller, Der Spiegel. The story revolves around a retired small-town doctor who takes a garden axe to his cruel wife. A woman laces her brother's food with barbiturates. Two men steal a priceless Japanese tea bowl with brutal consequences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat drives a person to commit a crime? Our narrator knows that behind every misdeed is a story waiting to be told. In this collection of chilling cases, a nameless lawyer recounts the love, obsession, selfishness, and despair that influenced his clients' irrevocable choices.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawn from Ferdinand von Schirach's eminent career as a criminal defence lawyer, Crime blends fiction with real life, each story a revealing, unsettling insight into what may compel a person to act beyond the law.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 170g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 128 x 197 x 27 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781529345766\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ferdinand von Schirach","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44201297019130,"sku":"9781529345766","price":7.31,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1682679392062_book.jpg?v=1682791825","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/crime-9781529345766","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}