{"product_id":"9780718181116","title":"The Taken: DI Erica Martin Book 2","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA tense and powerful police procedural set in the city of Durham where a murdered preacher may be more monstrous than his own killer.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThere's the lost.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThere's the missing.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd there's the taken.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eShe asked me once if we had any secrets, and I shook my head. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'No secrets between us,' she said. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'No,' I answered. 'Never ever.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a Durham hotel at dawn, celebrated preacher Tristan Snow is murdered as he prays. None of the other guests - not even his daughter, his wife, or her sister - saw or heard anything. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut then again, they all had a motive for murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetective Inspector Erica Martin is confronted by secrets and lies, lost in a case where nothing is what it seems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith no answers, DI Martin is consumed by questions: Is anyone in this family innocent? When the victim might have been a monster - is there such a thing as justice? And does anyone deserve to die?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for Alice Clark-Platts:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Had me on the edge of my sun lounger. Excellent plotting and a genuinely unguessable resolution to the mystery'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSophie Hannah\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Grabbed me from the first page and wouldn't let go. A compelling read, beautifully written ... A tense, captivating tale, brilliantly told'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRachel Abbott\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A gripping, highly charged thriller'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRalph Fiennes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A brilliantly plotted and utterly gripping thriller' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmma Kavanagh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Superb ... A very assured page-turning storm I read in one sitting'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStav Sherez\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Intriguing and sinister with masterful plotting and tension' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMel Sherratt\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47112507916528,"sku":"9780718181116","price":11.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780718181116_p0.jpg?v=1763625171","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780718181116","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}