{"product_id":"blood-guilt-9781036710002","title":"Blood Guilt","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA British crime thriller about a disgraced detective who leaves prison with one purpose: atoning for the death he caused. Redemption-driven suspense that pairs a child-abduction investigation with a raw moral reckoning, set against the grey streets of Sheffield.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Man He Was Is Dead. Atonement Comes at a Price.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou're not a policeman, you're not a husband, and you're not a father. The man you were is dead. Everything he was is gone. It's over. Finished. Nothing can bring him back.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter the death of his son in a freak accident, Detective Harlan Miller's life is spiralling out of control. He's drinking too much. His marriage and career are on the rocks. Then a booze-soaked night out and a single wild punch leave a man dead, and Harlan facing a manslaughter charge.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFour years later, Harlan's prison term is up, but life on the outside holds little promise. But how do you make up for depriving a wife of her husband and two young boys of their father? Then something happens, something terrible, yet something that holds out a twisted kind of hope for Harlan: the dead man's youngest son is abducted.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom that moment, Harlan's life has only one purpose: finding the boy. The search leads him to a place darker than anything he saw as a detective, and to a stark moral choice that compels him to question the law he once enforced.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBlood Guilt is a standalone novel in the Steel City thrillers, for readers who love redemption arcs, fallen detectives, child-abduction cases and grey-area justice. Perfect for fans of Ann Cleeves, Ian Rankin and L.J. Ross.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Amazon and Goodreads readers are saying about Ben Cheetham's books\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is so well written. The story is so believable. The emotions of the main character, Harlan, are so hauntingly stirring... Why do I feel this with a crime novel? That's why this book is so good. If you are going to read only one book this year, really, make it this one.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Unbelievably mind blowing. I just can't put this author's books down. They grab me by the imagination and won't let go. Now, on to the next one!'\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI have this book both in paperback and on my kindle. I cannot get enough of it! I truly think Ben Cheetham has written a complete blinder of a crime novel here and I would advise everyone to read it, if they haven't. And if you have read it, READ IT AGAIN! I know I will be!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'What a rollercoaster! Just when I thought I had it all figured out, Ben Cheetham ripped the rug out from under my feet - a few times!'\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Compulsive 5 star reading that keeps the reader in suspense throughout.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vinci Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781036710002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.91d","brand":"Ben Cheetham","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53514266509493,"sku":"9781036710002","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9781036710002.jpg?v=1791903317","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/blood-guilt-9781036710002","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}