{"product_id":"this-house-of-burning-bones-9781035064854","title":"This House of Burning Bones","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Granite City is ready to burn, and all it takes is a single spark...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the heat of a blistering summer, Aberdeen's police are struggling: half the force is off sick, all leave has been cancelled, someone's firebombed a hotel full of migrants, and there's a massive protest march happening this Saturday. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith officers dropping like flies, Detective Inspector Logan McRae is forced to juggle cases and run a major murder investigation with a skeleton staff of misfits, idiots and malingerers until the top brass can arrange back-up from other divisions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt doesn't help that the \u003ci\u003eAberdeen Examiner\u003c\/i\u003e has just been bought by Natasha Agapova, a tabloid media tycoon, hell-bent on blaming local police for everything. And she's \u003ci\u003emore\u003c\/i\u003e than happy to fan the flames. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut, as bad as everything seems, it's all about to get much, \u003ci\u003emuch\u003c\/i\u003e worse . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e* * *\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Stuart MacBride: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Dark and brilliantly written' - \u003cb\u003eLinwood Barclay\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eI will Ruin You\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'MacBride is a damned fine writer' - \u003cb\u003ePeter James\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003ePicture You Dead\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Crime fiction of the highest order' -\u003cb\u003e Mark Billingham\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Dance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e MacMillan UK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/22\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781035064854\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.12w x 1.00d","brand":"Stuart MacBride","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45418919887029,"sku":"9781035064854","price":23.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_6050c39b-1838-45c3-ac82-252167651ded.jpg?v=1748390317","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/this-house-of-burning-bones-9781035064854","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}