{"product_id":"the-bleeding-volume-1-9781914585265","title":"The Bleeding: Volume 1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eQueen of French Noir, Johana Gustawsson returns with a spell-binding, dazzlingly dark gothic thriller that swings from Belle É poque France to 21st-century Quebec, with an extraordinary mystery at its heart... FIRST in a bewitching new series\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e' Intriguingly dark and vivid, and so cleverly told through three different time frames' \u003cb\u003eEssie Fox\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e' A wonderfully dark, intricately woven historical thriller spanning three generations ... it will have you hooked from the very first page' \u003cb\u003eB A Paris\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e' This novel is a whirlpool that draws you irresistibly into levels of darkness so much deeper than you can possibly be ready for' \u003cb\u003eChris Brookmyre\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e________________________________ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThree women\u003cbr\u003eThree eras\u003cbr\u003eOne extraordinary mystery... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e1899, Belle É poque Paris.\u003c\/b\u003e Lucienne's two daughters are believed dead when her mansion burns to the ground, but she is certain that her girls are still alive and embarks on a journey into the depths of the spiritualist community to find them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e1949, Post-War QuÉ bec.\u003c\/b\u003e Teenager Lina's father has died in the French Resistance, and as she struggles to fit in at school, her mother introduces her to an elderly woman at the asylum where she works, changing Lina's life in the darkest way imaginable. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e2002, Quebec.\u003c\/b\u003e A former schoolteacher is accused of brutally stabbing her husband - a famous university professor - to death. Detective Maxine Grant, who has recently lost her own husband and is parenting a teenager and a new baby single-handedly, takes on the investigation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnder enormous personal pressure, Maxine makes a series of macabre discoveries that link directly to historical cases involving black magic and murder, secret societies and spiritism ... and women at breaking point, who will stop at nothing to protect the ones they love... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e_________________________________ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e' I found myself racing through the book, always wanting one more page, one more chapter. A wonderfully creepy, unsettling read, with a superb twist in its tail' \u003cb\u003eJames Oswald\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e' Gustawsson's writing is so vivid, it's electrifying. Utterly compelling' \u003cb\u003ePeter James\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e' I was hooked from the first page - a stunning and beautifully written gothic thriller full of atmosphere, intrigue and delight' \u003cb\u003eAlexandra Benedict\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e' What a brilliant, brilliant book ... the last chapters knocked me sideways, and it's a long time since that's happened' \u003cb\u003eLisa Hall\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e' Harrowing, compelling, haunting, vivid, twisty and shocking!' \u003cb\u003eNoelle Holten\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e' A powerful page-turner' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLivres Hebdo \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e' Fluid, skilful, fearsome and breathtaking ... the ending is horrifying' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLa Marseillaise\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e***NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER IN FRANCE*** \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFOR FANS OF Laura Purcell, Elizabeth Macneal, Bridget Collins, Anna Mazzola, Ambrose Parry and Laura Shepherd-Robinson \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePraise for Johana Gustawsson \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e***Longlisted for the CWA International Dagger*** \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e' A satisfying, full-fat mystery' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e' Assured telling of a complex story' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e' A real page-turner, I loved it' \u003cb\u003eMartina Cole\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e' Dark, oppressive and bloody, but it's also thought-provoking, compelling and very moving' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMetro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e' A bold and intelligent read' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e' Utterly compelling' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWoman's Own\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e' Cleverly plotted, simply excellent' \u003cb\u003eRagnar Jó nasson\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e' A must-read' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e' Bold and audacious' \u003cb\u003eR. 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