{"title":"Chris Harding Thornton","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChris Harding Thornton\u003c\/strong\u003e crafts gripping narratives that plunge readers into the heart of \u003cem\u003eCrime \u0026amp; Thriller\u003c\/em\u003e. His stories weave tension and mystery with intricate plotting, inviting you to explore dark secrets lurking beneath everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFans of suspense and psychological depth will find Harding Thornton’s work compelling, as his novels often blur the lines between right and wrong, challenging perceptions and keeping you guessing until the final page.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"little-underworld-by-chris-harding-thornton-9781250371805","title":"Little Underworld","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChinatown\u003c\/em\u003e meets the Coen brothers in 1930s Omaha in this atmospheric noir by a native Nebraskan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOmaha, 1930. PI Jim Beely's life wasn't a peach to begin with. And now there's a dead guy in his backseat. The last thing he needs to deal with is a cop—much less the notoriously crooked Frank Tvrdik. But where a square-dealing lawman would see homicide, Frank spots opportunity. He can make the body disappear. All Jim needs to do is double-cross a politician bent on shuttering Omaha's speakeasies, some of the few places to make an illegal, honest living in a city that's a racket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAfter the double-cross goes haywire, Jim gets his bell rung in a bizarre attack. A man on his payroll turns up dead. And Jim and Frank form an unlikely alliance, digging for the reality behind patently false headlines. They comb the city's bordellos, gin joints, and gambling houses. They search for answers in the fun-house mirror of Omaha politics. All the while, the death toll mounts, outmatched only by the absurdity of it all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs the clock runs down, Jim and Frank must make a choice that can't be unmade. One that leaves them asking what it means to be good. And how the hell you go on living when you're not. Laying bare historical myth and political corruption, Chris Harding Thornton's \u003cem\u003eLittle Underworld\u003c\/em\u003e is a searing, darkly funny novel and a ferocious romp through a world not so distant from our own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48242908037356,"sku":"9781250371805","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781250371805-little-underworld-1.jpg?v=1787977917"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/chris-harding-thornton.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}