{"product_id":"bad-actors","title":"Bad Actors","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNow a major TV series starring Gary Oldman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eTHE INSTANT #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A pitch-perfect espionage thriller' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The foremost living spy novelist in the English language' \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn MI5, a scandal is brewing and there are bad actors everywhere.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA key member of a Downing Street think-tank has disappeared without a trace.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eClaude Whelan, one-time First Desk of MI5's Regent's Park, is tasked with tracking her down. But the trail leads straight back to Regent's Park HQ itself, with its chief, Diana Taverner, as prime suspect. Meanwhile, her Russian counterpart has unexpectedly shown up in London but has slipped under MI5's radar.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOver at Slough House, the home for demoted and embittered spies, the slow horses are doing what they do best: adding a little bit of chaos to an already unstable situation.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn a world where lying, cheating and backstabbing is the norm, bad actors are bending the rules for their own gain. If the slow horses want to change the script, they'll need to get their own act together before the final curtain.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncludes the short story \u003ci\u003eStanding by the Wall: A Slough House Interlude\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This is entertainment of the highest class' \u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The man is a genius' \u003ci\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45711118762220,"sku":"9781529378726","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781529378726.jpg?v=1725971522","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/bad-actors","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}