{"product_id":"9781472228109","title":"A Savage Hunger (Paula Maguire 4): An Irish crime thriller of spine-tingling suspense","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaula Maguire\u003c\/b\u003e, forensic psychologist is called in to investigate a missing girl and the disappearance of a holy relic in \u003cb\u003eClaire McGowan\u003c\/b\u003e's exhilarating fourth novel in the series,\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eA Savage Hunger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e. Ken Bruen proclaims McGowan as \u003cb\u003e'Ireland's answer to Ruth Rendell'\u003c\/b\u003e and is perfect for readers of Angela Marsons and Sarah Hilary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlood stains the altar. Can she be found?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVictim: \u003c\/b\u003eFemale. Twenty-two years of age.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReason for investigation: \u003c\/b\u003eMissing person.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eID: \u003c\/b\u003eAlice Morgan. Student. Last seen at a remote religious shrine in Ballyterrin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlice Morgan's disappearance raises immediate questions for forensic psychologist Paula Maguire. Alice, the daughter of a life peer in the Home Office, has vanished along with a holy relic - the bones of a saint - and the only trace is the bloodstains on the altar.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith no body to confirm death, the pressure in this high-profile case is all-consuming, and Paula knows that she will have to put her own life, including her imminent marriage, on hold, if they are to find the truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA connection to a decades-old murder immediately indicates that all may not be as it seems; as the summer heat rises and tempers fray, can Alice be found or will they learn that those that are hungry for vengeance may be the most savage of all?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Headline Book Publishing, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47173657166064,"sku":"9781472228109","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781472228109_p0.jpg?v=1763597590","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781472228109","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}