{"product_id":"9780995621220","title":"Talisman","description":"\u003cp\u003eFollowing a fire in a terraced house, the body of a prominent lawyer, Charles Chamberlain, is found naked and shackled to a bed frame. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSix weeks earlier, DI Colin Strong is investigating the sudden death of a transsexual, left undiscovered in the bath for over a year. Initially, it appears to be a tragic death but one mysterious item, a card for the Talisman Club, is found in the bedroom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, Bob Souter, journalist and close friend of DI Strong, is probing connections between a developer and the council leader in respect of a controversial project when massive European funding is announced. Souter smells a rat and delves further into the scheme.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs there a link between the bodies and the business deal?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill Souter or DI Strong crack the case first?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd what exactly is the Talisman Club?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the third instalment of the Wakefield series, the two men must work together to bring the guilty to justice before time runs out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloodhound Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47021281640688,"sku":"9780995621220","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780995621220_p0.jpg?v=1763899276","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780995621220","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}