{"product_id":"9780007220809","title":"The Straw Men (The Straw Men Trilogy, Book 1)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first in an explosive trilogy of thrillers from Michael Marshall. This book takes the serial-killer book ands adds a chilling new dimension, combining pace, narrative and a genuinely disturbing conspiracy story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSarah tries to struggle, but the man holds her. The scream never makes it out of her throat. 'Nobody watching,' the man says with hateful calm. 'I made it this way. I can walk where nobody sees.’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSarah Becker is the fifth girl to be abducted by this maniac. Judging from the state of the bodies that have been found, her long hair will be hacked off and she will be tortured. She has about a week to live.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFormer LA homicide detective John Zandt has an inside track on the perpetrator – his own daughter was one of his victims two years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the key to Sarah's whereabouts lies with Ward Hopkins, a man with a past so secret not even he knows about it. His parents have just died in a car accident, but they leave Ward a bizarre message that leads him to question everything he once believed to be true.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs he begins to investigate his own past Ward finds himself drawn into the shadowy, sinister world of the Straw Men – and into the desperate race to find Sarah, before her time runs out\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Straw Men is a suspense-filled journey into the dark world of crime, where the police and an amateur sleuth are the only hope for the victims. The mystery unfolds with a chilling pace, making this top-rated fiction a must-read.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of C. J. Tudor (The Chalk Man), Alex North (The Man Made of Smoke), John Connolly (The Instruments of Darkness), Richard Chizmar (Becoming the Boogeyman), and Stephen King (Holly).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michael Marshall","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889120596117,"sku":"9780007220809","price":19.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780007220809.jpg?v=1776888151","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780007220809","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}