{"product_id":"eton-crop-9780393320985","title":"Eton Crop","description":"Pursued from the shadows, Simon Pilgrim fled in terror from the floating restaurant \u003cem\u003eEton Boating Song\u003c\/em\u003e. In the bar on the \u003cem\u003eEton\u003c\/em\u003e, he had the choice spot, discreetly purveying high-stakes drugs to the \u003cem\u003eEton\u003c\/em\u003e's well-to-do patrons. Now he's dead, his throat cut, and the police know that the drug syndicates are in an all-out war, with the \u003cem\u003eEton\u003c\/em\u003e as the prize. Naomi Anstruther, a cop, is sent undercover into this turbulent drug world. Right away she becomes an unknowing pawn in the rival criminals' plans-and in the complex struggle between Harpur and his rival, ACC Desmond Iles. When Naomi's cover is threatened, Harpur and Iles must act with lightning speed to salvage the operation and-in an explosion of violence-try to get her out alive. This is Bill James's most brilliantly plotted story yet, and the tension is high-wire to the last minute. \"Bill James's Harpur and Iles books are deliciously un-savoury: a brilliant combination of almost Jacobean savagery and sexual betrayal with a tart comedy of contemporary manners.\"--John Harvey, \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e \"Although each book in the series, which is set in a nameless city north of London, stands on its own, they all add up to a stunning history of how crime has changed the fabric and character of British society.\"--\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bill James\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.26h x 4.49w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393320985\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames, Bill:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eBill James\u003c\/strong\u003e has been called the Elmore Leonard of Britain's underworld (\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e) and has been named a Master of Crime in a mystery roundup by the \u003cem\u003eLondon Sunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e, which said, There is nothing else quite like this series of police procedurals. James is concerned with the dilemmas and difficulties of policing Britain's inner cities, and he addresses these in hard-edged narratives that leave readers gasping and flinching, praying the people in these stories never come to live in their streets. In addition to the Harpur and Iles series, James is the author of other mystery series and a book on Anthony Powell. He lives in Wales.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":41142626156659,"sku":"9.78039E+12","price":27.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_19d9ee8e-1beb-4032-8852-90b069f5ab36.jpg?v=1701876232","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/eton-crop-9780393320985","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}