{"product_id":"blood-ties-9781472133267","title":"Blood Ties","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn enthralling, powerful and incredibly moving novel'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e Irish Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Blood Ties is a compulsive police procedural, but it's so much more than that: thought-provoking, compassionate and beautifully-written. McGilloway is one of the finest crime-writers working today.' \u003c\/b\u003eAnn Cleeves \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Blood Ties is one of those rare gems; a beautifully written crime novel that's also brilliantly paced, skillfully plotted and utterly absorbing. Brian McGilloway is, quite simply, a master of his art. Bravo.'\u003c\/b\u003e Jo Spain \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian McGilloway's police procedurals are a masterclass in crime fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003es' \u003c\/b\u003eAndrea Carter \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A clever, engaging and beautifully crafted police procedural' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrish Independent\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Some of the very best crime fiction being written today' \u003c\/b\u003eLEE CHILD on \u003ci\u003eBad Blood \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e__________________ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow can a dead woman avenge herself on her killer twenty years after her murder?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the puzzle facing Ben Devlin in his latest case. He is called to the scene of a murder - a man has been stabbed to death in his rented room and when his identity is discovered Devlin feels a ghost walk over his grave as he knows the name Brooklyn Harris well. As a teenager, Harris beat his then-girlfriend Hannah Row to death, and then spent twelve years in prison for the murder. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Devlin investigates the dead man's movements since his release it becomes apparent Harris has been grooming teenage girls online and then arranging to meet them. But his activities have been discovered by others, notably a vigilante, who goes straight to the top of Devlin's list of suspects... until he uncovers that Harris was killed on the anniversary of Hannah's death - just too big a coincidence in Devlin's books. So Hannah's family join the ever-growing list of suspects being interviewed by his team. And then forensics contact Devlin with the astounding news that blood found on Harris's body is a perfect match to that of Hannah Row's. Yet how can this be; the girl was murdered many years ago - and Devlin doesn't believe in ghosts.\u003cbr\u003e__________________ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Brian McGilloway\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'This dazzling, labyrinthine debut impresses not only for the authentic depiction of a troubled community and the conflicts of a fallible detective, but also for the intense portrait of the borderlands themselves; as beautiful and terrible as the secrets they keep'\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'McGilloway's Borderlands was one of last years most impressive debuts. Does Gallows Lane pass the feared second-novel test? Easily.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'McGilloway skilfully handles the tangled threads of a conspiracy surrounding an old crime, to make a satisfying mystery with an attractive central character.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Constable \u0026amp; Robinson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/03\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472133267\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352","brand":"Brian McGilloway","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41839058452661,"sku":"9781472133267","price":13.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_79f15af4-f998-4931-836f-920eb8fb9457.jpg?v=1646729607","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/blood-ties-9781472133267","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}