{"product_id":"9781035018116","title":"One of the Good Guys by Araminta Hall","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Araminta is one of the most daring and intriguing writers working today. This is a resonant, razor-laced and dangerously glittering novel' \u003cb\u003eGillian Flynn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'An absolutely thrilling tale, full of breathless cliffside terror and fresh feminist theory masked in tight, propulsive mystery. I devoured this book' \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLisa Taddeo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*********\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf most men say they're one of the good guys, then why are so many women afraid to walk alone at night?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCole is the perfect husband: a romantic, supportive of his wife, Mel's career, keen to be a hands-on dad, not a big drinker. A good guy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo when Mel leaves him, he's floored. She was lucky to be with a man like him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCraving solitude, he accepts a job on the coast and quickly settles into his new life where he meets reclusive artist Lennie.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLennie has made the same move for similar reasons. She is living in a crumbling cottage on the edge of a nearby cliff. It's an undeniably scary location, but sometimes you have to face your fears to get past them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs their relationship develops, two young women go missing while on a walk protesting gendered violence, right by where Cole and Lennie live. Finding themselves at the heart of a police investigation and media frenzy, it soon becomes clear that they don't know each other very well at all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is what happens when women have had enough . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*********\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'A dark, dazzling shock to the system. \u003c\/i\u003eOne of the Good Guys\u003ci\u003e is clever, composed, exciting and frightening'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChris Whitaker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Scorching, smart and soaked in feminist rage, this is a suspense that stays with you long after the last page'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEllery Lloyd\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'It got me by the throat and wouldn't let go. It's creepy, thought-provoking, compelling and so very relevant'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulie Cohen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A mind-bending tour de force. Araminta Hall has always been one of my favorite writers, but what she has done here is groundbreaking. This thriller is shocking, twisted, dark, and absolutely on-point'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSamantha Downing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'A bold and on-point feminist thriller about gendered violence with \u003c\/i\u003eGone Girl\u003ci\u003e twistiness and narrator unreliability'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVictoria Selman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'A dark, original and thought-provoking read. This book will hook you from the first page and keep you thinking long after the last'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlice Feeney\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56296183038325,"sku":"9781035018116","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781035018116.jpg?v=1762770545","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781035018116","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}