{"product_id":"deception-a-joseph-gunner-thriller-hardcover","title":"Deception: A Joseph Gunner Thriller - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlan Parks\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the sequel to \u003ci\u003eGunner\u003c\/i\u003e, detective Joseph Gunner is plunged into a world where no one can be trusted and nothing is what it seems.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNew York, December,1941. A city preparing for war. Troop ships and trains of full of young conscripts arrive every day. All of them set on one last party before being sent overseas. The bars and clubs are packed. Every night is like New Year's Eve. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGunner and Nickerson are working for the BSC, a section of the British Secret Service tasked with covertly encouraging pro-war sentiment. They are stationed at the Hamilton Princess Hotel, a huge censorship operation. Every wire, parcel of mail, or radio broadcast to Britain is listened to for coded messages. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the head of the Japanese intelligence section is murdered and his flat ransacked, Gunner tries to find out why. Who needed to silence the victim? As the investigation continues, he finds some messages aren't being intercepted after all. There's a traitor in their midst. A traitor prepared to kill. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the clock ticks down towards the 7th of December, Gunner races to solve the crime before he becomes the next victim.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlan Parks\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning and acclaimed author of the Harry McCoy series, which has won the McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Book of the Year, the Prix Mystère de la Critique award, and an Edgar Award. \u003ci\u003eGunner\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDeception\u003c\/i\u003e are the first two novels in a new international crime series set during World War II, featuring Joseph Gunner. Alan lives in Glasgow, Scotland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46184740749356,"sku":"9798897101566","price":30.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/6260\/8940\/files\/h1uTKPGMBV9798897101566.webp?v=1789609847","url":"https:\/\/littleredgeneralstore.com\/products\/deception-a-joseph-gunner-thriller-hardcover","provider":"Little Red General Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}