{"product_id":"a-dogs-ransom-by-patricia-highsmith-9780349004891","title":"A Dog's Ransom","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Talented Mr Ripley\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCarol\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStrangers on a Train\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The No.1 Greatest Crime Writer' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The original, the best, the gloriously twisted Queen of Suspense' Mark Billingham\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e'No one has created psychological suspense more densely and deliciously satisfying' \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Dear Sir, I suppose you are pretty pleased with yourself? Superior to everyone, you think. A fancy apartment and a snob dog. You are a disgusting little machine, nothing else. Your days are numbered.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEd Reynolds, an editor at a prestigious publishing house, has received a number of anonymous poison pen letters. He has no idea who could bear such a grudge. Returning home one night, he finds a ransom note for his wife's beloved French poodle: 'I have your dog Lisa. She is well and happy... I gather the dog is important to you? We'll see!'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe criminal has hit the Manhattan couple where it hurts most. And so, with this bizarre event, their nightmare begins. With an eerie simplicity of style, Highsmith turns our next-door neighbours into sadistic psychopaths, lying in wait among white picket fences and manicured lawns. \u003ci\u003eA Dog's Ransom\u003c\/i\u003e captures the fragility of middle-class life in this riveting and scathing tale.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46710363390188,"sku":"9780349004891","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/6502433482312.jpg?v=1754135382","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/a-dogs-ransom-by-patricia-highsmith-9780349004891","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}