{"product_id":"five-a-novel-by-ilona-bannister","title":"Five: A Novel by Ilona Bannister","description":"\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1bw7wp4\" data-start=\"36\" data-end=\"58\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eProduct Description\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"60\" data-end=\"381\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"60\" data-end=\"68\"\u003eFive\u003c\/strong\u003e is a brilliantly original psychological thriller that places readers at the center of an impossible moral dilemma. On an ordinary morning at a suburban train station, \u003cstrong data-start=\"236\" data-end=\"254\"\u003efive strangers\u003c\/strong\u003e wait for the 7:06 train to London. 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