{"product_id":"9780007119479","title":"Vodka","description":"\u003cp\u003eA taut and shocking story of vengeance, bloodshed and love, set over 100 days of bitter Russian winter… from the bestselling author of Messiah.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoscow, December 1991. Chaos reigns after the fall of communism. Muscovites are used to queues and empty shelves, but now they have to cope with a dangerous power vacuum – and a war between brutal mafiya gangs for control of the city. So when a child's body is found beneath the ice of the Moscow river it attracts little attention to begin with. Then a second body is found. And a third.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the heart of the gathering storm is Red October, Russia's most famous vodka distillery. Alice Liddell, an American banker, has come to Moscow to oversee its privatization – an unpopular move. Alice wants to get going, but faced with the charismatic, ruthless Lev – distiller director and head of one of the warring mafia gangs – a very difficult job is starting to look impossible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLev's arch-enemy has vowed revenge on him and it seems that the bizarre child killings might be part of this. The last thing he needs is a determined young woman in the heart of his criminal empire. But will Lev and Alice be enemies or allies? And when the storm has passed, who will be left standing?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Boris Starling","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46895316238485,"sku":"9780007119479","price":37.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780007119479_ae2b6ed8-5848-4d78-b9ae-de563fcf439a.jpg?v=1776888215","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780007119479","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}