{"product_id":"9781409190363","title":"Banquet of Beggars","description":"\u003cb\u003e 'Fantastic! A must read for fans of Philip Kerr'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTEVE CAVANAGH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An excellent historical series' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVASEEM KHAN \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eh2\u0026gt;\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eTHE BRAND NEW NOVEL IN THE AWARD-WINNING \u003ci\u003eOCCUPATION\u003c\/i\u003e SERIES, FEATURING DETECTIVE EDDIE GIRAL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Paris 1940, survival means sacrifice. Like most in the city, Detective Eddie Giral has already lost so much under Occupation: the people he once loved, the job he once believed in.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e And his latest investigation into the murder of a black-marketeer has made it clearer than ever: Eddie is no longer just catching criminals. He's working for them. Because when a German trader is the next to die, the authorities decide it's innocent civilians who will pay the price - unless Eddie can find the killer in time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs hunger grows, tensions rise and a fierce rebellion brews, Eddie will tread a dark path between doing whatever it takes to live with the enemy... and also with himself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e*****\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR\u003ci\u003e BANQUET OF BEGGARS\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An excellent third instalment in a series set in a frighteningly well-imagined world'\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A novel that forces readers to ask difficult questions of ourselves ... establishes Eddie Giral as one of the most fascinating protagonists in current historical crime' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eALIS HAWKINS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'A book that takes us into the heart of Occupied Paris ... A stunning achievement'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDOUGLAS SKELTON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A terrific read set in an utterly convincing, sullen Occupied Paris'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA. D. BERGIN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Top quality historical crime fiction'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eS. G. MACLEAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'A feast of a book ... The portrayal of wartime Paris is unsurpassed'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDOUGLAS JACKSON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'Chris Lloyd's Eddie Giral series, set in Paris during the Nazi occupation of the city in WW2, catches the essence of the city like no other crime writer does' \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eCRIMETIME\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e*****\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR CHRIS LLOYD'S \u003ci\u003eOCCUPATION\u003c\/i\u003e SERIES:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'Ranks alongside Alan Furst and Philip Kerr ... Powerful stuff'\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'A thoughtful, haunting thriller' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMICK HERRON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'Such a powerful and morally nuanced crime novel. 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