{"product_id":"9781035064878","title":"This House of Burning Bones","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'MacBride is a damned fine writer' - Peter James, UK Number One Bestselling Author \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for fans of Ian Rankin and Val McDermid, \u003ci\u003eThis House of Burning Bones \u003c\/i\u003eis unforgettably gripping Scottish crime at its very best.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Granite City is ready to burn, and all it takes is a single spark . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the heat of a blistering summer, Aberdeen's police are struggling: half the force is off sick, leave has been cancelled, someone's firebombed a hotel full of migrants, and there's a massive protest march happening this Saturday.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith officers dropping like flies, Detective Inspector Logan McRae is forced to juggle cases and run a major murder investigation with a skeleton staff of misfits, idiots and malingerers until the top brass can arrange back-up from other divisions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt doesn't help that the \u003ci\u003eAberdeen Examiner\u003c\/i\u003e has just been bought by Natasha Agapova, a tabloid media tycoon hell-bent on blaming local police for everything. And she's \u003ci\u003emore\u003c\/i\u003e than happy to fan the flames.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut, as bad as everything seems, it's all about to get much, \u003ci\u003emuch\u003c\/i\u003e worse . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e* * *\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Stuart MacBride:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Stuart MacBride is an automatic must-read for me . . . always fast, hard, authentic - and different' - \u003cb\u003eLee Child, \u003c\/b\u003eauthor of the Jack Reacher series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Dark and brilliantly written' - \u003cb\u003eLinwood Barclay, \u003c\/b\u003eauthor of \u003ci\u003eI Will Ruin You\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'MacBride is a masterful storyteller with a terrific eye for detail and razor-sharp wit. \u003ci\u003eThis House of Burning Bones\u003c\/i\u003e is an absolute must-read.' - \u003cb\u003eKarin Slaughter\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThis Is Why We Lied\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Crime fiction of the highest order' -\u003cb\u003e Mark Billingham, \u003c\/b\u003eauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Dance\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003csub\u003eThis House of Burning Bones\u003c\/sub\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003csub\u003e was a\u003ci\u003e Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller w\/c 19\/05\/25\u003c\/sub\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MacBride, Stuart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56677060739458,"sku":"9781035064878","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0936\/6575\/5522\/files\/9781035064878.jpg?v=1779986873","url":"https:\/\/archwaybookshop.co.uk\/products\/9781035064878","provider":"Archway Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}