{"product_id":"9780007490004","title":"The Schemer","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe heir to Martina Cole’s crown with a story of murder, the underworld, violence and treachery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt’s 1983 and Stephanie Crouch’s life is dull. She is desperate to escape the run-down, pokey council house she shares with her overbearing family, but at fourteen years old she has nowhere to go.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Stephanie meets East End wide-boy Barry, his cockney charm and quick tongue soon have her head over heels in love. Finally Stephanie feels like her dreary life is on the up. But too young to control their fate, Stephanie and Barry are torn apart when he is whisked away to Spain by his family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLonely and heartbroken Stephanie turns to Barry’s childhood friend Wayne for comfort, and their friendship soon blossoms into romance, leaving Barry fuming and promising revenge…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTen years later Barry returns to England. Within one month Stephanie's happy world with Wayne is turned upside down. People immediately start to point the finger of accusation at Barry, but is he the one to blame?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOr, should Stephanie look elsewhere to find the schemer who has ruined her life?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKimberley Chambers, the Sunday Times bestselling author, delivers a top psychological crime thriller in THE SCHEMER. This bestseller fiction will have you gripped from start to finish, questioning who the real schemer is.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Martina Cole (The Know), Jacqui Rose (The Good Wife), Kerry Kaya (Revenge), Emma Tallon (Dangerous Girl), and Gillian Godden (Troublemakers).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kimberley Chambers, Read by Annie Aldington","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889000370325,"sku":"9780007490004","price":39.49,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780007490004_5bf628b8-dfba-4f67-a22b-839fd702e91f.jpg?v=1776888291","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780007490004","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}