{"product_id":"a-bad-bad-place-frances-crawford","title":"A Bad, Bad Place - Frances Crawford","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"transition: height 0.3s ease-in-out; height: 1091px; max-height: none; overflow: hidden;\" class=\"c-book-details__desc is-open\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"book-details-description\" class=\"right-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf you enjoyed The List of Suspicious Things; you're going to love this.  Glasgow 1979, told in alternating chapters by Janey (12) and her Nana, Maggie.  You will also love this if you enjoy a gritty Scottish setting.  Highly recommend - it is both funny and moving.  Sara\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe debut crime novel of the year - acquired in a ten-publisher auction – this is \u003ci\u003eThe List of Suspicious Things\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eShuggie Bain\u003c\/i\u003e.  It’s beautifully written and startlingly original - a reading experience unlike anything you've come across before.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDon't miss the must-read debut of the year - a murder mystery unlike any other...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Clever, honest, heart-rending.' Val McDermid\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Richly authentic, funny, moving and insightful.' Janice Hallett\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Part To Kill and Mockingbird, part Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, yet altogether incomparable.' A. J. Finn\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat happened to the dog walker who found the body?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGlasgow, 1979.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJanie doesn’t want to take her dog, Sid Vicious, for a walk. Not anymore. Not after what happened down the abandoned railway. Because it’s Sid’s fault that she found the body.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo matter how hard she tries, she can’t remember what she saw or who was there with her when it happened, but the police think she’s hiding something. And they’re not the only ones interested.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJanie and her nana start to investigate everyone in their neighbourhood, hoping that the key to solving the mystery is hidden somewhere in the Possilpark estate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut when Janie starts to remember all the things she managed to forget, she realises why she kept quiet in the first place, and what might happen to her – and to the community she loves – if she isn’t careful…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e384 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"EmmasatOxford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47242855743642,"sku":null,"price":38.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/9024\/8009\/files\/A-BAD-BAD-PLACE-9780857508010.jpg?v=1768445070","url":"https:\/\/emmasatoxford.pro\/products\/a-bad-bad-place-frances-crawford","provider":"EmmasatOxford","version":"1.0","type":"link"}