{"product_id":"the-blackmailer-paperback","title":"The Blackmailer - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIsabel Colegate\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'As a novelist of English manners, Isabel Colegate has no rival.' - \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Colegate's prose is flowing and unpretentious. She tells an excellent tale.' - \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ' Colegate's] strengths - neat psychological details, coolly literate narration, dry humor - are on ample display throughout.' \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Anthony Lane is dead, a casualty of the Korean War, and at home in England he is praised a hero. But Baldwin Reeves, who served with him, knows the truth: Lane, a traitor and a coward, was executed ignominiously by his own men. Envious of the wealth and social position Lane possessed, Reeves decides to put his knowledge to good use by blackmailing his widow Judith. Anxious to prevent a scandal and protect Lane's elderly mother from the disclosure of his disgrace, Judith seems to be wholly into Reeves's power. But when the blackmailer finds himself falling in love with his victim, the balance of power shifts, and the stage is set for an ironic and surprising conclusion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Darkly humorous, with a wonderfully offbeat cast of characters and featuring the distinguished style for which she is known, \u003ci\u003eThe Blackmailer\u003c\/i\u003e (1958) was the first novel by Isabel Colegate, author of the modern classic \u003ci\u003eThe Shooting Party\u003c\/i\u003e. This edition, the first in 30 years, includes a new foreword by the author.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 150\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 21, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42712340561983,"sku":"9781941147221","price":36.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/ea8a0df2533b2e381411151c193994a1.webp?v=1765061436","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-blackmailer-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}