{"product_id":"nada","title":"Nada","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"subcategories--mobile-button\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"subcategory-data--data pb-0 mb-0\"\u003eRadical, ruthless - and razor-sharp. Welcome to the brutal, revolutionary crime thrillers of Jean-Patrick Manchette, reissued by Vintage Classics in a major new celebratory series \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWHEN IT COMES TO REVOLUTION, EVERYONE PAYS \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Paris, the Nada gang - a small cell of left-wing radicals - hatch a plan to kidnap the U.S. ambassador. They're armed, angry, and almost successful - but totally unprepared for what follows. As the crackdown begins, the group splinters, exposing cowardice, betrayal, and the thin line between radical idealism and outright nihilism. There will be no heroes - only casualties.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJean-Patrick Manchette skewers both the establishment and its would-be destroyers in this pitch-black political thriller. His most overtly radical work, \u003ci\u003eNada \u003c\/i\u003eis a savage, stylish dissection of violence, ideology, and the wreckage left behind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eP\u003c\/b\u003eRAISE FOR JEAN-PARICK MANCHETTE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Manchette was Le Homme... We must revere him now and rediscover him this very instant. ' \u003cstrong\u003eJames Ellroy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A comedic genius... I read and reread him, stunned, appalled, and laughing out loud' \u003cstrong\u003eRachel Kushner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Manchette is legend among all of the crime writers I know, and with good reason- his novels never fail to stun and thrill from page one' \u003cstrong\u003eDuane Swierczynski\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"subcategories--mobile-button\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"subcategory-data--data pb-0 mb-0\"\u003e'Explosive, absurd...with plenty of \u003ci\u003eoh la la\u003c\/i\u003e and even more \u003ci\u003ezut alors\u003c\/i\u003e' \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"subcategories--mobile-button\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"subcategory-data--data pb-0 mb-0\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJean-Patrick Manchette (1942-1995) \u003c\/strong\u003ewas a crime novelist, screenwriter, critic, and translator. In 1971 he published his first novel and went on to establish a new genre of French novel, the neo-polar. Vintage Classics publishes his \u003ci\u003eFatale\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNada\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNo Room at the Morgue\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSkeletons in the Closet\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jean-Patrick Manchette","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50894660042919,"sku":"9781529977233","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/4945\/4503\/files\/Nada-Manchette-2026-9781529977233.jpg?v=1781783733","url":"https:\/\/www.murderousink.com.au\/products\/nada","provider":"Murderous Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}