{"product_id":"an-iron-rose-by-peter-temple-9781921922305","title":"An Iron Rose","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pain seemed to dissolve. Cold and rough tarmac against the face, chill wind down here at ground level, smell of French perfume on my shirt, delicious. I registered that but all I felt was sad. This is a stupid way to go, I thought. Careless.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Mac Faraday's best friend is found hanging, the assumption is suicide. But Mac is far from convinced, and he's a man who knows not to accept things at face value. A regular at the local pub, a mainstay of the footy team, Mac is living the quiet life of a country blacksmith—a life connected to a place, connected to its people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut Mac carries a burden of fear and vigilance from his old life. And as this past of secrets, corruption, abuse, and murder begins to close in, he must turn to long-forgotten resources to hang on to everything he holds dear, including his own life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn Iron Rose\u003c\/em\u003e by Peter Temple is a gripping novel that explores the depths of personal conviction and the tenacity required to confront a shadowy past.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46513113628908,"sku":"9781921922305","price":17.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/7634173482872.jpg?v=1748859930","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/an-iron-rose-by-peter-temple-9781921922305","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}