{"product_id":"9781787334816","title":"Dry Cleaned","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Mertens, Joris \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eGraphic novels: literary \u0026amp; memoirs\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 10 July 2025 by Vintage Publishing (Jonathan Cape Ltd) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 152 pages\u003cbr\u003e318 x 242 x 16 | 970g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the rain-slicked, neon glowing streets of a 1970s continental metropolis, a man called François makes a snap decision that will change his life for goodFrançois, in his fifties, living alone and low on cash, does not have the life he dreams of.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a cigarette stuck to the corner of his mouth and wearing his perpetual black suit, he has carried out the same morning routine for 17 years: entering the lottery with his lucky numbers, then knocking back a beer at Café Monico before his shift as the delivery driver for a dry cleaners.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis days are brightened only by newsagent Maryvonne and her young daughter. He dreams of winning the lottery to give them a better life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a routine delivery leads him to knock on the door of a countryside mansion, he enters the scene of a crime whose remains consist of a dozen bodies and a bag full of banknotes. What François chooses to do next could change his fate for good…Visually stunning, atmospheric and replete with the smoking irony of European noir, Dry Cleaned is a masterful tale about an anti-hero radically stepping out of his routine - beautifully illustrated by a breakout international talent.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HUNTS BOOKSHOP LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56654267875709,"sku":"9781787334816","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/8635\/9739\/files\/9781787334816.jpg?v=1754746464","url":"https:\/\/huntsbookshop.live\/products\/9781787334816","provider":"Hunt's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}