{"product_id":"when-the-needle-drops","title":"When The Needle Drops","description":"\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;\"A twisty mystery set on Mull, the island being a character in itself. Ivor Punch is a detective well worth spending time (and a dram) with.\" - IAN RANKIN\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;It's the run-up to Christmas, 1998. On the \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;Isle of Mull\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;, Sergeant Ivor Punch is losing himself in his vinyl collection, a tragic anniversary and too much single malt whisky. But news of a \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;missing child\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt; soon brings him back to his senses. And as word spreads of more strange disappearances, an aircraft vanishing from the sky and a famous classical musician gone with it, it seems \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;a sinister plot holds the island in its grip\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Punch thought he knew the secrets of this place, its people and stories. Yet as a \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;grisly trail of effigies and clues\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt; are discovered, he struggles to untangle past mysteries and find out what's really happening right under his nose. And \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;time is fast running out\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt; for the policeman that locals call 'The Clock'.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;The first book in The Mull Mysteries Series from \u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;multi-award-winning musician, producer, author and playwright, Colin MacIntyre, aka Mull Historical Society.\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;PRAISE FOR COLIN MACINTYRE\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;'A storyteller with a unique imagination and clarity of style' - THE SCOTSMAN\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57401220989310,"sku":"NW9781785305139","price":11.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781785305139.jpg?v=1779308558","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/when-the-needle-drops","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}