{"product_id":"the-rapunzel-act","title":"The Rapunzel Act","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan you find justice when the world is watching?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘A gripping mystery sensitively told’ \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-w-id=\"98711df2-9066-368a-1e5e-132b2c9bd192\" data-wf-id='[\"98711df2-9066-368a-1e5e-132b2c9bd192\"]' data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-description-input\"\u003eWhen breakfast TV host and nation’s darling, Rosie Harper, is found brutally murdered at home, suspicion falls on her spouse, formerly international football star, Danny ‘walks on water’ Mallard, now living out of the public eye as trans woman, Debbie.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-w-id=\"8f545bd5-484f-cb52-3242-bbafc1b79bcc\" data-wf-id='[\"8f545bd5-484f-cb52-3242-bbafc1b79bcc\"]' data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-description-input\"\u003eNot only must Debbie challenge the hard evidence against her, including her blood-drenched glove at the scene of the crime, she must also contend with the nation’s prejudices, as the trial is broadcast live, turning it into a public spectacle. For a woman trying to live her life without judgment, it might just be too much to bear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-w-id=\"93bafcae-e61b-128f-a934-2cbe8676106e\" data-wf-id='[\"93bafcae-e61b-128f-a934-2cbe8676106e\"]' data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-description-input\"\u003eLegal duo Judith Burton and Constance Lamb are subjected to unyielding scrutiny as they strive to defend their most famous client yet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-w-id=\"c3b1bb52-5cfe-07da-0e05-71a2e54d8247\" data-wf-id='[\"c3b1bb52-5cfe-07da-0e05-71a2e54d8247\"]' data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-description-input\"\u003eAnother thought-provoking courtroom drama from the acclaimed author of the Burton \u0026amp; Lamb series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-w-id=\"c3b1bb52-5cfe-07da-0e05-71a2e54d8247\" data-wf-id='[\"c3b1bb52-5cfe-07da-0e05-71a2e54d8247\"]' data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-description-input\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘What could have been a gimmicky roll in the gutter turns out to be a gripping mystery sensitively told’ \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Times\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Thought-provoking…the trial is genuinely enthralling. Silver’s real achievement is in making issues that fascinate lawyers transparent, accessible and entertaining to readers’ \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJewish Chronicle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘The series remains as thought-provoking as ever. The author shows how easily public opinion might be manipulated to push the truth out of reach. And there are some sparkling courtroom exchanges’ \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCrime Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘The fourth in Silver’s fairy-tale series of crime novels has its fingers hovering over quite a few hot-button issues... Under her assured hand,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eRapunzel\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emanages to address perceptions of trans women, the morality of eco-warriors and the wisdom of television airing of ongoing court trials without falling over itself’ \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShots Magazine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘This fourth instalment in the Burton and Lamb series is as poignant as ever – a timely exploration of the implications of the increasing movement towards broadcasting trials and sentencing’ \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJLife Magazine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.jlifemagazine.co.uk\/trial-by-broadcast\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Unusual and challenging’ \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLaw Society Gazette\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e, Best Law Books of 2021\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-w-id=\"c3b1bb52-5cfe-07da-0e05-71a2e54d8247\" data-wf-id='[\"c3b1bb52-5cfe-07da-0e05-71a2e54d8247\"]' data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-description-input\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ePaperback\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ePublished: Lightning (April 2021)\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eISBN: 9781785632266\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eye Books Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37568679313605,"sku":null,"price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1271\/4023\/products\/9781785632266.jpg?v=1605616452","url":"https:\/\/www.eyebooksgroup.com\/products\/the-rapunzel-act","provider":"Eye Books Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}