{"product_id":"professor-of-truth","title":"Professor of Truth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Professor of Truth\u003c\/i\u003e is James Robertson''s acclaimed novel about grief, truth and justice.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwenty-one years after his wife and daughter were murdered in the bombing of a plane over Scotland, Alan Tealing, a university lecturer, still doubts the official version of events surrounding that terrible night. Obsessed by the details of what he has come to call The Case, he is sure that the man convicted of the atrocity was not responsible, and that he himself has thus been deprived not only of justice but also of any chance of escape from his enduring grief.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen a terminally ill American intelligence officer arrives on his doorstep with information about a key witness in the trial, Alan decides to act. Will this lead to the truth for which he has waited so long?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Superb. A mystery thriller, a haunting evocation of grief''  \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A great storyteller. It is a tense and gripping read, beautifully imagined''  \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Powered by action and mystery, and profoundly invested in the lives of its characters''  \u003ci\u003eScotsman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJames Robertson is the author of four previous novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Fanatic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJoseph Knight,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Testament of Gideon Mack \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAnd the Land Lay Still.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Testament of Gideon Mack\u003c\/i\u003e was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, picked by Richard and Judy''s Book Club, and shortlisted for the Saltire Book of the Year award. \u003ci\u003eAnd the Land Lay Still\u003c\/i\u003e was the winner of the Saltire Society Scottish Book of the Year Award 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57466559791477,"sku":"9780241145340","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780241145340.jpg?v=1785654617","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/professor-of-truth","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}