{"product_id":"gentlemen-players","title":"Gentlemen \u0026 Players","description":"Perfect for fans of Ann Cleeves, Susan Hill, Nicci French and Val McDermid, this is an astute and intelligent psychological thriller centring around obsession and rage from international multi-million copy seller Joanne Harris. Fast paced with unexpected twists and turns, it will get right under the skin...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''[A] gripping psychological thriller... Harris is one of our most accomplished novelists and Gentlemen \u0026amp; Players, with its pace, wit and acute observation, shows her at the top of her form'' -- DAILY EXPRESS\u003cbr\u003e''[A] delicious black comedy ... the plot is so cleverly constructed, the tension so unflagging, you''d think she''d been writing thrillers all her life'' -- DAILY MAIL\u003cbr\u003e''It kept me on the edge of my seat and I was thinking about it long after I turned the last page'' -- ***** Reader review\u003cbr\u003e''An intricate, engrossing novel'' -- ***** Reader review\u003cbr\u003e''Wonderfully, horribly plausible'' -- ***** Reader review\u003cbr\u003e''I read it in three days which is as close as I get to \"couldn''t put it down\"'' -- ***** Reader review\u003cbr\u003e''Well written and enthralling'' -- ***** Reader review\u003cbr\u003e''A must read....'' -- ***** Reader review\u003cbr\u003e''Absolutely loved this book!'' -- ***** Reader review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*******************************************************************************************\u003cbr\u003eAt St Oswald''s, a long-established boys'' grammar school in the north of England, a new year has just begun. For the staff and boys of the school, a wind of unwelcome change is blowing. Suits, paperwork and Information Technology rule the world; and Roy Straitley, the eccentric veteran Latin master, is finally - reluctantly - contemplating retirement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut beneath the little rivalries, petty disputes and everyday crises of the school, a darker undercurrent stirs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd a bitter grudge, hidden and carefully nurtured for thirteen years, is about to erupt.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe trilogy continues with blueeyedboy and Different Class.","brand":"Transworld Publishers Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57816354226511,"sku":"9780552770026","price":18.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0061\/0372\/8217\/files\/9780552770026_1-gentlemen-players.jpg?v=1780075604","url":"https:\/\/www.suomalainen.com\/products\/gentlemen-players","provider":"Suomalainen.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}