{"product_id":"9780857204172","title":"Cold Grave","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFROM THE HIGHLY ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003eRANDOM \u003c\/i\u003eAND \u003ci\u003eMURDERABILIA, \u003c\/i\u003ea murder investigation frozen in time begins to melt.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNovember 1993\u003c\/b\u003e. Scotland is in the grip of an ice-cold winter and the Lake of Menteith is frozen over. A young man and woman walk across the ice to the historic island of Inchmahome which lies in the middle of the lake. Only the man returns. In the spring, as staff prepare the abbey ruins for summer visitors, they discover the body of a girl, her skull violently crushed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePresent day.\u003c\/b\u003e Retired detective \u003cb\u003eAlan Narey\u003c\/b\u003e is still haunted by the unsolved crime. Desperate to relieve her ailing father's conscience, \u003cb\u003eDS \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eRachel Narey \u003c\/b\u003erisks her job and reputation by returning to the Lake of Menteith and unofficially reopening the cold case.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the help of police photographer \u003cb\u003eTony Winter\u003c\/b\u003e, Rachel prepares a dangerous gambit to uncover the killer's identity - little knowing who that truly is. Despite the freezing temperatures the ice cold case begins to thaw, and with it a tide of secrets long frozen in time are suddenly and shockingly unleashed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrilliant crime fiction for fans of Stuart MacBride and Ian Rankin, Craig Robertson's debut thriller \u003ci\u003eRandom \u003c\/i\u003ewas shortlisted for the \u003cb\u003eCWA New Blood Dagger\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Craig Robertson:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Robertson is doing for Glasgow what Rankin did for Edinburgh' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMirror\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'I can't recommend this book highly enough' \u003cb\u003eMARTINA COLE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Brace yourself to be horrified and hooked'\u003cb\u003e EVA DOLAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Fantastic characterisation, great plotting, page-turning and gripping. The best kind of intelligent and moving crime fiction writing'\u003cb\u003e LUCA VESTE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Really enjoyed \u003ci\u003eMurderabilia\u003c\/i\u003e - disturbing, inventive, and powerfully and stylishly written. Recommended' \u003cb\u003eSTEVE MOSBY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A great murder mystery witha  brilliantly realised setting and deftly painted characters'\u003cb\u003e JAMES OSWALD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Takes a spine-tingling setting and an original storyline and adds something more'\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eScottish Daily Record\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A perfectly constrcuted police procedural with real psychological depth' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eCrimefictionlover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47027261767920,"sku":"9780857204172","price":11.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780857204172_p0.jpg?v=1763828663","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780857204172","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}