{"product_id":"wanted","title":"Wanted","description":"'Just keeps getting better and better' Evening Standard\n As addictive as Lee Child and as explosive as Michael Connelly - THE WANTED is the new thriller from Robert Crais, and a NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER\n\n Seventeen-year-old Tyson is a normal teenaged boy - he's socially awkward, obsessed with video games, and always hungry. But his mother is worried that her sweet, nerdy son has started to change... and she's just found a $40,000 Rolex watch under his bed. Suddenly very frightened that Tyson has gotten involved in something illegal, his mother gets in touch with a private investigator named Elvis Cole and asks him to do some digging.\n  \n Cole uncovers a connection between Tyson and eighteen unsolved burglaries in LA's ritziest neighbourhood. Tyson spooks and runs.\n  \n And then people start dying...\n  \n Robert Crais' books have been published in a staggering 62 countries and are bestsellers around the world. He began his career writing for classic crime and police shows like Hill Street Blues, Cagney \u0026amp; Lacey, Miami Vice and LA Law. He is a Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America.\n\n* * * PRAISE for THE WANTED * * *\n\n 'Cleverly plotted, stylishly written...  another rewarding page-turner by one of the most reliable storytellers in modern crime fiction' Washington Post\n\n 'Los Angeles ace Crais extends his streak of sharp, enjoyable thrillers' Kirkus\n\n 'Gripping... The Wanted is a relentless thriller... I found myself engrossed by two terrible - but remarkably compelling - villains... a welcome literary gift from a master of the craft' HuffPost\n\n `Taut... expertly crafted' Publishers Weekly\n\n'An absolute must read' Mystery Tribune\n\n* * * PRAISE for ROBERT CRAIS * * *\n\n 'In Crais, a new star has appeared on the priovate eye scene - a dazzling first novel'\n-Tony Hillerman on The Monkey's Raincoat\n\n 'Far and away the most satisfying private eye novel in years. Grab this one - it's a winner!'\n-Lawrence Block on The Monkey's Raincoat\n\n 'Taken is intense and fast-paced and reads like a big-budget Hollywood blockbuster!'\n-CNN\n\n 'A tale of one man's bare-knuckled search for redemption. Like the best L.A. noir writers, Crais nudges the mystery genre into higher gear, tackling grand themes in exceedingly personal ways through flawed heroes and hard-to-spot villains'\n- LA Times Book Review on The Two Minute Rule","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Ltd","offers":[{"title":"New - Hardback","offer_id":32949112537173,"sku":"9781471157486N","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2481\/5790\/products\/9781471157486.jpg?v=1609888829","url":"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/products\/wanted","provider":"smeikalbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}