{"product_id":"the-dancing-face-paperback","title":"The Dancing Face - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMike Phillips\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This book is brutal, deep, cunning and unbearably beautiful\"-\u003ci\u003e The Independent\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA blistering, original thriller that examines the powerful link between identity, sacrifice, and possession, as a Black university professor plans a burglary to \"liberate\" an African sculpture from a London museum . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUniversity lecturer Gus knows that stealing the priceless Benin mask, the Dancing Face, from a museum at the heart of the British establishment will gain an avalanche of attention. Which is exactly what he wants. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut such a risky theft will also inevitably capture the attention of characters with more money, more power, and fewer morals. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNaively entangling his loved ones in his increasingly dangerous pursuit of righteous reparation, is Gus prepared for what it will cost him?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMike Phillips \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Guyana, and grew up in London. He worked for the BBC as a journalist and broadcaster on television programs before becoming a lecturer in media studies at the University of Westminster. He has written many critically-acclaimed crime novels, including \u003ci\u003eBlood Rights\u003c\/i\u003e, which is being adapted for BBC television, and \u003ci\u003eThe Late Candidate\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Crime Writers' Association Macallan Silver Dagger for Fiction. He is also the author of an essay collection, \u003ci\u003eLondon Crossings: A Biography of Black Britain\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 12, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379271692390,"sku":"9781685891718","price":27.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/bph4UhDfRD9781685891718.webp?v=1768918334","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-dancing-face-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}