{"product_id":"2940169664188","title":"The Cold Cold Ground: Detective Sean Duffy, Book 1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMcKinty¿s previous book, \u003cem\u003eFalling Glass\u003c\/em\u003e, was an Audible.com Best Thriller of 2011 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNorthern Ireland, spring 1981. Hunger strikes, riots, power cuts, a homophobic serial killer with a penchant for opera, and a young woman¿s suicide that may yet turn out to be murder: on the surface, the events are unconnected, but then things¿and people¿aren¿t always what they seem. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetective Sergeant Duffy is the man tasked with trying to get to the bottom of it all. It¿s no easy job¿especially when it turns out that one of the victims was involved in the IRA but was last seen discussing business with someone from the loyalist Ulster Volunteer Force. Add to this the fact that, as a Catholic policeman, it doesn¿t matter which side he¿s on, because nobody trusts him, and Sergeant Duffy really is in a no-win situation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFast-paced, evocative, and brutal, \u003cem\u003eThe Cold Cold Ground\u003c\/em\u003e is a brilliant depiction of Belfast at the height of the Troubles¿and of a cop treading a thin, thin line.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Blackstone Audio production.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Audio, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47098057588976,"sku":"2940169664188","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169664188_p0.jpg?v=1763690072","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169664188","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}