{"product_id":"9781405923590","title":"The Woman Who Walked into the Sea","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe daughter who nobody wanted learns the truth about the mother she never knew. A page-turning, heart-breaking mystery 'full of surprises ... this is a classic whodunit' (Scotsman).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCal McGill is a unique investigator and oceanographer who uses his expertise to locate things - and sometimes people - lost or missing at sea.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis expertise could unravel the haunting mystery of why, twenty-six years ago on a remote Scottish beach, Megan Bates strode out into the cold ocean and let the waves wash her away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMegan's daughter, Violet Wells, was abandoned as a baby on the steps of a local hospital just hours before the mother she never knew took her own life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs McGill is drawn into Violet's search for the truth, he encounters a coastal community divided by obsession and grief, and united only by a conviction that its secrets should stay buried...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Woman Who Walked into the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An always entertaining and gripping mystery ... Infinitely better written than the majority of its competitors' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eHerald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A classic whodunit. A mystery from the school of Ruth Rendell, and I can't imagine anyone who likes those not delighting in this'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eScotsman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Cal McGill is a triumph ... a wonderfully unique creation'\u003c\/b\u003e crimefictionlover.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Simply intoxicating'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Sea Detective\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Raises the bar for Scottish crime fiction ... elegantly written and compelling' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eScotsman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Promises to be a fine series of detective novels' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times Crime Book of the Month\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Excellent' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiterary Review - top five crime books of the year\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A compelling protagonist' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47151927787760,"sku":"9781405923590","price":9.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781405923590_p0.jpg?v=1763716883","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781405923590","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}