{"product_id":"the-book-of-evidence","title":"The Book of Evidence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInspired by the crimes of Malcolm Macarthur in Ireland, 1982, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Evidence\u003c\/i\u003e by John Banville is a gripping portrait of a cold, deceptive and utterly unprecedented killer, shortlisted for the Booker Prize.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Banville writes a dangerous and clear-running prose and has a grim gift of seeing people's souls' - Don DeLillo, author of \u003ci\u003eWhite Noise\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLibra\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Freddie Montgomery has committed two crimes. He stole a small Dutch master - an unattributed painting of a middle-aged woman - from a wealthy family friend. And he murdered a chambermaid who caught him in the act, bludgeoning her to death with a hammer.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e An eccentric narcissist, he has little to say about the woman he killed. He travels through life without any apparent remorse. He killed her, he says, because he was physically capable of it. It made sense to him.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e However, as he narrates his testimony, there is one thing he cannot understand. One thing he would desperately like to know. Why did he want to steal the painting?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Remarkable' - Ruth Rendell, author of the Inspector Wexford novels\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Evidence\u003c\/i\u003e is the first in John Banville's acclaimed Frames Trilogy. It is followed by \u003ci\u003eGhosts\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAthena\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Now part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the very best of modern literature.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pan Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47967563186314,"sku":null,"price":992.13,"currency_code":"TRY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0326\/6727\/1306\/files\/WebSitesiKitapKapaklariSablonu_19.png?v=1775750333","url":"https:\/\/minoa.com\/products\/the-book-of-evidence","provider":"Minoa Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}