{"product_id":"body-of-lies-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":"\u003cp\u003eThe brand-new thriller featuring DCS Kat Frank and AIDE Lock, from the award-winning Sunday Times bestselling author of In the Blink of an Eye .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHuman suspicion. AI manipulation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen truth can be rewritten, who can you trust?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDCS Kat Frank is back at the Future Policing Unit after a devastating loss - and straight into her most disturbing case yet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn Halloween night, a local MP is found murdered. Beside the body is a taunting message in binary code, aimed directly at Kat:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCatch me if you can.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe victim was a vocal opponent of AI. The motive looks political. But as Kat investigates with her partner, AIDE Lock - the world’s first AI detective - the case spirals into something far more dangerous.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen a cyberattack takes down the National Grid.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the country in chaos and lives on the line, Kat and Lock must track a killer who is always one step ahead. But in a world of deepfakes, deception and digital ghosts, instinct is no longer enough.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKat must decide whether to trust the one thing she still fears most: her AI partner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause this time, Lock may not just be solving the case.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe may be changing what it means to be human.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan Kat stop a killer before the lights go out for good?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePRAISE FOR JO CALLAGHAN:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Terrifyingly timely and provocative' VAL McDERMID\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The most original crime novel you'll read this year' CLARE MACKINTOSH\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Just brilliant!' LISA JEWELL\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Sharp, perceptive writing and a brilliant new take on the detective duo' T. M. LOGAN\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Everything you could hope for in a thriller: heartbreaking, intelligent, deftly plotted and so original' FIONA CUMMINS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A fresh take on the buddy-buddy cop trope . . . Provocative and compelling' VASEEM KHAN\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Wildly original, heartfelt, funny, and properly thrilling. Take a bow, Jo Callaghan' CHRIS WHITAKER\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Jo Callaghan\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Crime \u0026amp; mystery, Thriller \/ suspense, Science fiction\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 21 May 2026 by Simon \u0026amp; Schuster Ltd.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jo Callaghan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57319891501434,"sku":"9781398535565","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9781398535565.jpg?v=1790636564","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/it\/products\/body-of-lies-9781398535565","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}