{"product_id":"noughts-and-crosses-scottish-detectives-investigate-a-murder-9781804623169","title":"Noughts and Crosses: Scottish detectives investigate a murder","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAfter powerful investors lose big, investigating a financial advisor's murder won't be child's play for a strained detective.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDI Jack Knox's Edinburgh team are busy dealing with a series of violent rapes when a man is found murdered on a residential street. The detective splits the under-resourced squad and follows up the murder himself, quickly establishing that there is no shortage of individuals who would have wanted the man dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe victim had secured private investments for NewTech, a video games company that fell foul of copyright law. A lot of serious people lost serious money. Whilst Knox treads on eggshells and traces the finances, the rest of the team led by his real life partner, DC Yvonne Mason, focus on the rape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey zone in on the perpetrator, but cornered and desperate, their quarry won't go without a fight. Ready for a quiet life, yet battered from all sides, will this be one blow too many for Knox?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNOUGHTS AND CROSSES is the fourth standalone murder mystery by Robert McNeill in the DI Jack Knox series set in Edinburgh. The full list of books is as follows: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. THE INNOCENT AND THE DEAD\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. MURDER AT FLOOD TIDE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. DEAD OF NIGHT\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. NOUGHTS AND CROSSES\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. A VIEW TO MURDER\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6. CONFESSION TO MURDER\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7. DON'T CRY, DARLING\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Book Folks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/31\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781804623169\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.45d","brand":"Robert McNeill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51616351158453,"sku":"9781804623169","price":11.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_70ae26f6-9cf7-487c-b777-3669988d749c.jpg?v=1756189099","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/noughts-and-crosses-scottish-detectives-investigate-a-murder-9781804623169","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}