{"title":"Books by Ava Glass","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781529158779","title":"The Chase","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn a city full of cameras ... where can you hide? Killing Eve meets James Bond in this page-turning, heart-pounding thriller . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'One of those wonderful thrillers that you read in a day and know you'll remember for years' James Patterson\u003cbr\u003e'A thrilling read ... I could not have loved it more!' Lisa Jewell\u003cbr\u003e'Totally addictive ... Once you start reading, you won't stop' Lisa Gardner\u003cbr\u003e'Thriller with a capital T' Jonathan Kellerman\u003cbr\u003e'A high-octane, warp-speed thriller' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Gives us a superb, multidimensional protagonist whom readers will be eager to follow anywhere' \u003ci\u003eStarred Booklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMOVE FAST. 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In fact, I was so invested in this one that I read it in one day.'\u003cbr\u003e***** 'I couldn't put this gripping novel down and finished in one seating.'\u003cbr\u003e***** 'It hooked me from the beginning and didn't let up!'\u003cbr\u003e***** 'I was hooked from beginning to end in this interesting, immersive, unputdownable read.'\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43128655446194,"sku":"9781529158779","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781529158779.jpg?v=1786022221"},{"product_id":"9781804940099","title":"The Traitor","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTension, danger and \u003ci\u003epace, pace, pace\u003c\/i\u003e . . .\u003c\/b\u003e Emma Makepeace is being tracked by a deadly traitor in the second novel in the Alias Emma series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Thoroughly enjoyed this \u003cb\u003efast-paced, entertaining spy thriller' \u003c\/b\u003eShari Lapena\u003cbr\u003e'A \u003cb\u003epulse pounding \u003c\/b\u003ethriller' \u003ci\u003eThe Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An \u003cb\u003eappealingly quick-thinking \u003c\/b\u003erisk-taker' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A gripping new read… \u003cb\u003ethe perfect thriller’ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The new \u003cb\u003eQueen \u003c\/b\u003eof \u003cb\u003eSpy Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003ci\u003e The Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eOne of the best\u003c\/b\u003e new thrillers' \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'I\u003c\/i\u003emmerses us into the \u003cb\u003egripping, glamorous,\u003c\/b\u003e and sometimes \u003cb\u003edeadly world of spies\u003c\/b\u003e' G\u003ci\u003erazia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONDON - EARLY MORNING . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA body is found in a padlocked suitcase.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInvestigator Emma Makepeace knows it's murder. 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