{"product_id":"bent-9781911350736","title":"Bent","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrish Times \u003c\/i\u003eBest Crime Fiction of 2020\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Month \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e Thriller of the Month\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Spectator \u003c\/i\u003eCrime Fiction of the Month\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrime Time\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Year 2020\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'Vivid, stylish, funny' Mick Heron\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e The first time I met Harold Challenor, he frisked me for weapons - I was ten years old. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBent is the explosive story of the rise and fall of SAS commando, and notorious Detective Sergeant, Harold 'Tanky' Challenor. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDuring the Second World War, Challenor was parachuted behind enemy lines into Italy and France, performing remarkable feats of bravery. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the grimy underbelly of 1960s Soho, he was a ferocious and controversial presence, mediating between factions of club owners and racketeers, and cultivating informers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut just how far will he go to break the protection gang that has a grip on his manor? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It can be a fine line that divides hero and villain. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePRAISE FOR JOE THOMAS \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Brilliant' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Feverish energy' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Wonderfully vivid' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Sophisticated, dizzying' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Vivid and visceral' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Superbly realised vivid and atmospheric' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Original' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A stylish, atmospheric treat an inspired blend of David Peace and early Pinter' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrish Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Sparse, energetic, fragmented prose' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Spectator \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Vibrant, colourful, and complex' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrish Independent \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Stylish, sharp-witted, taut. 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