{"product_id":"2940033120437","title":"Dead Dogs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Dead Dogs\" is award-winning author Chris Barraclough's suspenseful and darkly humorous crime thriller about murder, revenge and deceased canines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter moving back to Albania at his father's behest, Mikael's first experiences of his new home are classroom bullies, urine-streaked war bunkers and mutilated pets. But when his cousin kills a neighbouring boy in a brawl, Mikael finds himself the bewildered victim of a Blood Feud, targeted by the boy's grieving relatives for revenge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStriking up an unlikely friendship with one of the dead boy's brothers, Mikael discovers the dark mysteries buried in his grandfather's past, but can he keep his family from self-destruction?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Barraclough shows us the claustrophobic atmosphere of this awful situation remarkably well. Would recommend to anyone.\" - eBookanoid Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Dark humour is well mixed with violence and cultural misunderstanding.\" - Author Joanna Mazurkiewiczco\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScroll up and click the cover image to read a sneak preview of Dead Dogs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChris Barraclough is a British journalist and award-winning crime author who bagged the UK Authors Award for his highly-praised debut thriller\/mystery novel, \"Bat Boy\", following a blind teenage boy and his brother's search for their long-lost father (out now in paperback and on Kindle). His follow-ups, \"Crack\" (shortlisted, Page Turner Prize 2011) and \"Kitty\" are fast-paced urban crime thrillers set in the notorious Twin Towers council estate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore praise for Chris Barraclough:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A great story, beautifully written...an excellent crime book. Once you start you will not stop, I promise you.\" - Graham Sclater's Book Review Show, Venture Radio\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Fast, funny, rivetting...a glorious read\" - Times Suspense\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A wonderful, gripping thriller, from the first words to the last. Marvellous!\" - UK Crime Writers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is seat-of-the-pants reading, so grab yourself a drink and snack and make yourself comfortable before you start. And remember to breathe occasionally...Five Stars.\" - Indie Ebook Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I enjoyed every minute of it. Its pace is so frenetic and the events pile up one on the other so rapidly that you won't want to put it down.\" - eBookanoid Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I was immediately sucked in...an action packed, tense thriller...I found the book gripping, the prose magnificent...one that I could not put down and that, I’m sure, will haunt me for some time. Five stars\" - Author Susan Russo Anderson\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chris Barraclough","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47077211898096,"sku":"2940033120437","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940033120437_p0.jpg?v=1763955730","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940033120437","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}