{"product_id":"9780008373160","title":"A Place of Execution","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Val McDermid\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDerbyshire\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 11 June 2020 by HarperCollins Publishers (Hemlock Press) in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePaperback | 624 pages\u003cbr\u003e198 x 129 x 37mm | 408g\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA riveting psychological thriller from the Number One bestselling Queen of crime fiction – Val McDermid.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In the Peak District village of Scardale, thirteen-year-old girls didn’t just run away. So when Alison Carter vanished in the winter of ’63, everyone knew it was a murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Catherine Heathcote remembers the case well. A child herself when Alison vanished, decades on she still recalls the sense of fear as parents kept their children close, terrified of strangers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Now a journalist, she persuades DI George Bennett to speak of the hunt for Alison, the tantalizing leads and harrowing dead ends. But when a fresh lead emerges, Bennett tries to stop the story – plunging Catherine into a world of buried secrets and revelations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘One of the all-time greats – special in every way’ Lee Child\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘This book changed everything I thought I knew about crime fiction’ Belinda Bauer, bestselling author of Snap\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘Every now and then, a writer transforms the landscape of the literary canon: Val McDermid is one such writer’ Fiona Cummins, bestselling author of Rattle\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘Just mesmerizing’ Joseph Knox, bestselling author of Sirens\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘A brilliant book’ Holly Watt, award winning author of To the Lions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'From the first pages, we know we're in the hands of a master ' Jeffrey Deaver\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘Beautifully written’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  'One of the best detective stories I've read' Ruth Rendell\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘Possibly the best McDermid has written’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Perfect for fans of Ann Cleeves, Elly Griffiths and Lynda La Plante.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Val McDermid","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58288099164485,"sku":"9780008373160","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0994\/3721\/6069\/files\/9780008373160.jpg?v=1781597272","url":"https:\/\/stripyduckbookshopcafe.co.uk\/products\/9780008373160","provider":"The Stripy Duck Bookshop Café","version":"1.0","type":"link"}