{"product_id":"cold-is-the-grave","title":"Cold Is The Grave","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘The Alan Banks mystery-suspense novels are the best series on the market. Try one and tell me I''m wrong’ – Stephen King\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003eA runaway girl.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e An inescapable past. Banks is pulled into a perilous world. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith his personal life in turmoil DCI Banks is considering his options. But then late one night the architect of his professional misfortune, Chief Constable Riddle, summons Banks to his house for his daughter Emily has run away and compromising photos have appeared online. Riddle wants Banks to use his unorthodox methods to find her without a fuss.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBanks, a father himself, cannot refuse and he follows the trail to the dark heart of London. But when a series of gruesome murders follows soon after, Banks finds himself pulled into the dangerous world of his most powerful enemy, Chief Constable Jimmy Riddle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCold is the Grave \u003c\/i\u003eis a pulse-pounding tale. If you enjoyed it, then you''ll love the next instalment in the Banks series - which was made into the major British ITV Drama \u003ci\u003eDCI Banks - \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eAftermath\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*****\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCritical acclaim for the Inspector Banks series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A powerfully moving work'' Ian Rankin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Top-notch police procedure'' Jeffery Deaver\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A wonderful novel'' Michael Connelly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''An addictive crime-novel series'' \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A guaranteed page-turner'' Mirror\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Demonstrates how the crime novel, when done right, can reach parts that other books can''t . . . A considerable achievement'' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003c\/i\u003eOne of the most authentic and atmospheric of crime series'' \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''The master of police procedural'' \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Near, perhaps, even at the top of, the British crime writers'' league'' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Banks is genuinely human, rather than a hard man'' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57316897390974,"sku":"NW9781509859955","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781509859955.jpg?v=1781021273","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/cold-is-the-grave","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}