{"product_id":"9781451665802","title":"North Sea Requiem: A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe fourth gripping, evocative, and lyrical mystery in the acclaimed series that brilliantly evokes the Scottish Highlands of the 1950s. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFROM THE AUTHOR WHO “BRILLIANTLY EVOKES THE LIFE OF A SMALL SCOTTISH TOWN” (\u003ci\u003eRICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH \u003c\/i\u003e) COMES A NOVEL THAT UNCOVERS THE DEEP AND LASTING DIVISIONS OF A COMMUNITY AND ITS PEOPLE. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWhen a small-town Scottish woman discovers a severed leg in the boot of one of the local hockey players’ uniforms, it’s a big scoop for the \u003ci\u003eHighland Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e. But reporter Joanne Ross wants a front-page story of her own, and she hopes to find it in Mae Bell, an American jazz singer whose husband disappeared in an aircraft accident five years ago and who is searching the Highlands for her husband’s colleagues. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThings take a very sinister turn when Nurse Urquhart, who dis-covered the limb, suffers a hideous and brutal attack. Even stranger, she was the recipient of letters warning her to keep her nose out of someone’s business—letters that Mae Bell and the staff of the \u003ci\u003eHighland Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e also received. What could it all mean? \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eUnfolding against a gorgeously rendered late 1950s Scottish countryside, \u003ci\u003eNorth Sea Requiem\u003c\/i\u003e captures the mores and issues of another era, especially in Joanne Ross—a woman wrestling with divorce, career, and a boss who wants to be more than just her superior. The result is a poignant, often haunting mix of violence, loss, and redemption in a narrative full of unnerving plot twists and unforgettable characters.","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47140574101744,"sku":"9781451665802","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781451665802_p0.jpg?v=1763844050","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781451665802","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}