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    "title": "The Ice",
    "subtitle": "A Gripping Thriller for Our Times from the Bailey's Shortlisted Author of the Bees",
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    "annotation": "<p>THE ICE is an electrifying story of friendship, power and betrayal by the bestselling, Baileys-prize shortlisted author of The Bees. As the melting ice of the Midgard glacier expels a frozen corpse into the Barents Sea, long-submerged secrets threaten to come to light. Discovered near a glamorous wilderness retreat owned by explorer-turned-businessman Hugh Harding, the body is that of his best friend Tom Cawson - lost in an accident on the glacier three years ago, when Harding had been the last person to see him alive. Their friendship, forged by a shared obsession with Arctic exploration, had often been strained by their differing ambitions. And, as the inquest into Tom's death begins, the choices made by both men - in love and in life - are put on the stand. Soon Harding begins to wonder whether Tom was in fact the only one who truly understood the world they were operating in, and whether the price Harding has paid for his place at the establishment's table is higher than he could ever have imagined. Because when the ice melts and the water rises, who can you really depend on? Just how deep do the lies go?</p>",
    "description": "An electrifying story of friendship, power and betrayal by the bestselling, Baileys-prize shortlisted author of The Bees.<br/>'A memorable eco-thriller. This is a world of arms dealers, heroic arctic adventurers and power crazed captains of industry. And that's just the ladies' The Times<br/>A frozen corpse emerges from a melting glacier and after three years of uncertainty, Sean Cawson can finally put the past behind him. Tom Harding, Sean's friend of thirty years was lost in an accident and Sean was the last person to see him alive.<br/>Tom's body is not the only secret hidden in the ice. As global businesses and global powers jostle for territory in this new, lawless frontier there are big opportunities for those with the courage - or mendacity - to seize them. And equally big risks.<br/>For years Sean has navigated these dangerous waters, loving the glamour and influence they bring. But as the inquest into Tom's death begins, the choices made by both men - in love and in life - are put on the stand. Soon everything Sean has believed about his friends, his position and himself is thrown into question.<br/>Just how deep do the lies go?",
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