{"product_id":"crow-moon-volume-1-9781914585500","title":"Crow Moon: Volume 1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn investigative reporter gives up her job when her young twins are killed in a fire, but when she stumbles across the body of a missing teenager, she's thrust into a chilling investigation that will leave no one unscathed...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e Bloody good read  \u003cb\u003eVal McDermid\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e Dark, gothic, and dripping with dread, this spellbinding debut is a triumph  \u003cb\u003eC.J. Cooke\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e An extraordinary debut: intriguing, unsettling, heavy on atmosphere and with a formidable leading lady ... 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The constant presence of crows, watching, listening, gathering and even swooping down to attack, infuses the already sinister atmosphere with a dash of the Gothic  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHerald Scotland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e Hugely accomplished and extremely creepy  \u003cb\u003eTrevor Wood\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e The most impressive debut I've read in years  \u003cb\u003eYrsa Sigurdardottir\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e A compelling story, beautiful descriptions of a fearsome wilderness setting and unforgettable characters make this one of my books of the year  \u003cb\u003eAlison Belsham\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e A gripping piece of contemporary gothic ... signals the arrival of a hugely promising new talent  \u003cb\u003eKevin Wignall\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e A nerve-tingling thriller with beautiful descriptions that enchant and terrify ... this masterful debut will ensure you never look at a crow the same way again  \u003cb\u003eEve Smith\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e A creepy story of folklore and grief  \u003cb\u003eHeleen Kist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e Deliciously gothic - dripping forests, terrifying disappearances and a haunting resolution  \u003cb\u003eHeather Critchlow\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e Combining thrills, horror and the occult, this will most certainly appeal to fans of Stephen King and C.J. 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