{"product_id":"artifice-an-astonishing-french-thriller-with-a-jaw-dropping-twist","title":"Artifice: An astonishing French thriller with a jaw-dropping twist","description":"\u003cp\u003e'A breathtaking book confirming Claire Berest's inexhaustible talent as a storyteller' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eElle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An astonishing thriller' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiberation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSomething strange is happening in museums across Paris.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA white horse appears in the library of the Pompidou Centre. Then stuffed wolves are displayed in a gallery, dressed in fine garments and drinking champagne.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  The authorities are baffled - particularly when investigations lead to suspended police officer Abel Bac. Since being dismissed for unknown reasons, Abel has been wandering the streets of Paris, haunted by a recurring nightmare and hoping to lose himself in the city.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut following Abel leads to Mila, the mysterious artist at the heart of this enigma - and to a hidden darkness rising to the surface of the city.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   As soon becomes clear, nothing about this chain of events has been a coincidence...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslated by Sophie Lewis.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Terrific! Set in modern Paris, this literary thriller invigoratingly combines questions of identity, shenanigans in the art world, love and murder'\u003cb\u003e MICHELE ROBERTS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Deliciously unique and unpredictable ... this novel blossoms like a poisonous flower' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLe Journal du Dimanche\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 352 pages | Published August 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GARDNERS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63986306548061,"sku":"9781035431151","price":16.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9781035431151.jpg?v=1774497917","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/artifice-an-astonishing-french-thriller-with-a-jaw-dropping-twist","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}