{"product_id":"9781843449010","title":"Headbanger\/Sad Bastard","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeadbanger -\u003c\/strong\u003e Pat Coyne is a Dublin policeman passionately devoted to sorting out the world and its problems. For Coyne, cars, crime, pollution and golf are all ominous signs of a disintegrating society. The world is committing suicide, with MTV droning in the background. Coyne's principal mission is to deal with crime, Ireland's biggest growth industry. Though only a beat cop, he decides to take on the notorious gang leader, Drummer Cunningham. When a murder investigation leaves detectives clueless, he enters into a personal feud with the underworld, with disastrous consequences for himself and his family. Coyne is a \u003cem\u003eDublin Dirty Harry\u003c\/em\u003e for whom everything begins to go wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSad Bastard\u003c\/strong\u003e - Garda Pat Coyne - aka 'Mr Suicide' is back. Injured in the line of duty and out of work with too much time on his hands, he's become more obsessive and volatile, developing a fetish for women's knickers. When a body washes up on the docks, the prime suspect is none other than the former Garda's son, Jimmy. Both Coynes are notorious for their sweeping spells of self-destruction, but while Pat's motives lean toward cleaning up the world's messes, Jimmy possesses a taste for mayhem. Coyne's estranged wife blames him, his mother-in-law berates him, and his therapist labels him psychotic. But when two criminal thugs try to kill his boy, Coyne decides that it's up to him to straighten things out.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hugo Hamilton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47976486404245,"sku":"9781843449010","price":32.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9781843449010","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}