{"product_id":"9780195718348","title":"The Eighth Man","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Frankie Opperman - surfer, rugby captain, and Helderkloof High's golden boy - is found drowned in the school pool, Jake Mulligan is called to investigate. He finds himself at the heart of a school in crisis, yet no one seems willing to help. Why the baffling silence from Frankie's former friends? Is the cool barrier put up by Frankie's recently-dumped girlfriend just her nature? When Jake turns to the flirtatious Diana Polesky, who seems to be courting expulsion, and then to the eccentric but much-loved English teacher, the investigations take an unexpected twist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichael Williams's latest novel tells a tense and brilliantly choreographed story that weaves its way through school rivalry and racism, loyalty, betrayal, and initiation into\u003cbr\u003eyoung adulthood with extraordinary insight and realism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Michael+Williams\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eMichael Williams\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Michael Williams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47376652009635,"sku":"9780195718348","price":468.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9780195718348_c249d962-1535-4672-980f-f470be92587f.jpg?v=1776456976","url":"https:\/\/graffitibooks.co.za\/products\/9780195718348","provider":"Graffiti Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}