{"product_id":"the-burning-desire","title":"The Burning Desire","description":"\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e.cs3388614{text-align:left;margin:0pt 0pt 10pt 0pt;line-height:1.15;text-indent:0pt} .cs95B300B{11pt;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-style:normal;Calibri;}\u003c\/style\u003e\r\n\t\r\n\t\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003eThe Burning Desire by Geoff Plunkett is gripping Australian true crime that digs into the disturbing psychology of serial arson and the devastating human cost left behind.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e \u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003ePlunkett examines two catastrophic fires: the 1975 Savoy Hotel blaze in Kings Cross and the 1989 Downunder Hotel inferno, each started by a different man and together claiming 21 lives. One offender’s violence erupts in rage; the other’s is methodical, remorseless, and—over decades—linked to hundreds more fires across Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide, many in occupied buildings. Drawing on investigators and expert insights, the book follows how the story didn’t end in the courtroom, with later crimes and a web of manipulation that demanded fresh scrutiny.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e \u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003ePerfect for readers of investigative nonfiction, criminal psychology, and Australian history, especially anyone drawn to meticulous case-based storytelling.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e \u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003eStep into a confronting, unputdownable account of fire as an overlooked form of mass killing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dear Village","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52810196517140,"sku":"9781923514805","price":36.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/6460\/0596\/files\/9781923514805_1.jpg?v=1784187207","url":"https:\/\/dearvillage.com.au\/products\/the-burning-desire","provider":"Dear Village","version":"1.0","type":"link"}