{"product_id":"9781398535565","title":"Body of Lies : The crime thriller of 2026 from the award-winning and Sunday Times bestselling author of In the Blink of an Eye","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Jo Callaghan\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 21 May 2026 by Simon \u0026amp; Schuster Ltd in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 448 pages\u003cbr\u003e163 x 244 x 35 | 612g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe brand-new thriller featuring DCS Kat Frank and AIDE Lock from the award-winning and Sunday Times bestselling author of In the Blink of an Eye.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHuman suspicion. AI manipulation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho can you trust when truth has no meaning? DCS Kat Frank returns to work at the Future Policing Unit after a tragic loss, only to find herself thrust into a new high-profile case. On the night of Halloween a local MP is found murdered, with a taunting message written in binary code that seems to target Kat specifically: Catch me if you can.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe victim’s anti-AI sentiments suggest a political motive, and as Kat investigates with her partner AIDE Lock – the world’s first AI detective – she finds herself once again battling her own prejudices about the technological future he represents. But when a cyberattack takes out the National Grid, Kat and Lock have to race against the clock to track down the hacker before thousands die.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTangled in a web of suspicion and deception, Kat must choose who and what to believe when the truth seems to defy both instinct and logic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan she set aside her old doubts and put her faith in her AI partner one last time?Or will this case send Lock down a path she just can’t follow – a path that will leave humanity behind for good?PRAISE FOR JO CALLAGHAN:'Terrifyingly timely and provocative' VAL McDERMID'The most original crime novel you'll read this year' CLARE MACKINTOSH'Just brilliant!' LISA JEWELL'Sharp, perceptive writing and a brilliant new take on the detective duo' T. M. LOGAN'Everything you could hope for in a thriller: heartbreaking, intelligent, deftly plotted and so original' FIONA CUMMINS'A fresh take on the buddy-buddy cop trope . . . Provocative and compelling' VASEEM KHAN'Wildly original, heartfelt, funny, and properly thrilling. Take a bow, Jo Callaghan' CHRIS WHITAKER\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48281393922307,"sku":"9781398535565","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781398535565.jpg?v=1780129645","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com\/products\/9781398535565","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}