{"product_id":"9781787334816","title":"Dry Cleaned by Joris Mertens","description":"In the rain-slicked, neon glowing streets of a 1970s continental metropolis, a man called Fran?ois makes a snap decision that will change his life for goodFran?ois, in his fifties, living alone and low on cash, does not have the life he dreams of.   With a cigarette stuck to the corner of his mouth and wearing his perpetual black suit, he has carried out the same morning routine for 17 years: entering the lottery with his lucky numbers, then knocking back a beer at Caf? Monico before his shift as the delivery driver for a dry cleaners.   His days are brightened only by newsagent Maryvonne and her young daughter. He dreams of winning the lottery to give them a better life.   When a routine delivery leads him to knock on the door of a countryside mansion, he enters the scene of a crime whose remains consist of a dozen bodies and a bag full of banknotes. What Fran?ois chooses to do next could change his fate for good.Visually stunning, atmospheric and replete with the smoking irony of European noir, Dry Cleaned is a masterful tale about an anti-hero radically stepping out of his routine - beautifully illustrated by a breakout international talent.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55897517261173,"sku":"9781787334816","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781787334816.jpg?v=1757001136","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781787334816","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}