{"product_id":"9781409136699","title":"The Playroom","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExcellent second novel featuring Yorkshire Detective Constable Karen Sharpe.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe daughter of a Bradford judge is kidnapped and a massive, round-the-clock investigation begins. Knowing the chances of Sophie Kenyon surviving will diminish dramatically after the first twenty-four hours, Detective Chief Superintendent John Munro begins to crack under the pressure of holding together an enquiry swamped with leads. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, DC Karen Sharpe is pursuing her own single-handed enquiry into historic child abuse allegations: Pamela Mathews says a local MP raped her ten years before. The task of finding corroboration looks hopeless, but Sharpe keeps at it - anything rather than face up to her own tangled personal life, living with a man she doesn't love and caring for a child who thinks she is her aunt. The truth is more complex and frightening, leading back to still unresolved events from a year before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKaren's enquiry uncovers connections with the kidnapping, and, in an explosion of violence and bloodshed, Karen is left fighting not just to find Sophie, but to save herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy readers love John Connor:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'A \u003cb\u003efirst-rate thriller\u003c\/b\u003e with a terrific climax.' \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'He's created a beguilingly complex character, perfectly suited to his \u003cb\u003etaut thrillers\u003c\/b\u003e.' \u003ci\u003eMirror\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'John Connor drives his \u003cb\u003ecomplex tale of secrecy and betrayal \u003c\/b\u003ealong at a cracking pace.' \u003ci\u003eIrish Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The police procedural novel is given the kind of spruce up it has been in need of for some time.' \u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFans of Harlan Coben, David Baldacci and Linwood Barclay will love John Connor:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKaren Sharpe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e1. Phoenix\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e2. Playroom \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e3. A Child's Game \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e4. Falling\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e5. Unsafe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStandalone\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e1. The Vanishing \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e2. The Ice House \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* Each John Connor novel can be read as a standalone or in series order *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orion Publishing Group, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47121665655024,"sku":"9781409136699","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781409136699_p0.jpg?v=1763719987","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781409136699","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}