{"product_id":"the-girl-from-venice","title":"Martin Cruz Smith: The Girl From Venice [2017] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDon't miss the latest book in the Arkady Renko series, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE SIBERIAN DILEMMA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e by Martin Cruz Smith, 'the master of the international thriller' (\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e) - available to order now! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'One of those writers that anyone who is serious about their craft views with respect bordering on awe' \u003cb\u003eVal McDermid\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Makes tension rise through the page like a shark's fin' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndependent\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the creator of the revered Arkady Renko series and bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eGorky Park\u003c\/i\u003e comes a suspenseful World War II story set against the beauty, mystery and danger of occupied Venice.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVenice, 1945.\u003c\/b\u003e The war may be waning, but the city known as \u003ci\u003eLa Serenissima \u003c\/i\u003eis still occupied and the people of Italy fear the power of the Third Reich. One night, under a canopy of stars, a fisherman named Cenzo finds a young woman's body floating in the lagoon and soon discovers that she is still alive and in trouble.\u003cbr\u003e    Born to a wealthy Jewish family, Giulia is on the run from the Wehrmacht SS. Cenzo chooses to protect Giulia - an act of kindness that leads them into the world of Partisans, Mussolini's broken promises, and, everywhere, the enigmatic maze of the Venice Lagoon...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Martin Cruz Smith\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'The story \u003cb\u003edrips with atmosphere and authenticity\u003c\/b\u003e - a literary triumph' David Young, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eStasi Child \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'One of those writers that anyone who is serious about their craft views with \u003cb\u003erespect bordering on awe\u003c\/b\u003e' Val McDermid\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Cleverly and intelligently told, \u003ci\u003eThe Girl from Venice\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ea truly riveting tale of love, mystery and rampant danger\u003c\/b\u003e. I loved it'  Kate Furnivall, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Liberation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Smith not only constructs \u003cb\u003egrittily realistic \u003c\/b\u003eplots, he also has a gift for characterisation of which most thriller writers can only dream' \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Smith was among the first of a new generation of writers who made thrillers literary'  \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Brilliantly worked, \u003cb\u003emarvellously written\u003c\/b\u003e . . . an imaginative triumph'  \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Martin Cruz Smith's Renko novels are \u003cb\u003esuperb\u003c\/b\u003e' William Ryan, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Constant Soldier\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Smith, Martin Cruz","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":47668404420947,"sku":"9781849838160","price":12.84,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Good","offer_id":47143177847123,"sku":"XG81849838160","price":4.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":49875885654355,"sku":"XV81849838160","price":5.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Like New","offer_id":47960320803155,"sku":"XE81849838160","price":6.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/smith-martin-cruz-martin-cruz-smith-the-girl-from-venice-2017-paperback-55348148502867.jpg?v=1712665209","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/the-girl-from-venice","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}