{"product_id":"2026200016053-secondhand-harlequin","title":"Harlequin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the intersection of high finance, political intrigue, and existential crisis stands Harlequin, Morris West's gripping thriller that pulls its reader into a world where power is currency and identity is a weapon. The novel chronicles the dangerous odyssey of George Harlan, a powerful Swiss banker who becomes entangled with a mysterious and mercurial figure known as Harlequin — a billionaire idealist who embarks on a audacious one-man crusade against the corrupt machinery of global capitalism and political power.\n\nWest, one of the great storytellers of the twentieth century and author of The Shoes of the Fisherman, brings his trademark moral seriousness and psychological precision to this razor-sharp narrative. His prose cuts with surgical clarity, unmasking the moral bankruptcies that lurk beneath the polished surfaces of wealth and influence, while posing urgent questions about conscience, complicity, and the cost of conviction. A novel of ideas as much as action, Harlequin leaves the reader asking: when one man wages war against an entire corrupt system, who — or what — must he ultimately become?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49342778179803,"sku":"2026200016053-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/712e20a8-43ee-4ddf-aa6e-bd7e4868bd59.png?v=1790049302","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200016053-secondhand-harlequin","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}