{"product_id":"deadly-animals","title":"Deadly Animals","description":"\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;'I really can't recommend it highly enough' - \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;CHRIS WHITAKER, author of \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;ALL THE COLOURS OF THE DARK\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;THE MULTIPLE AWARD-WINNING BRITISH CRIME NOVEL EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT:\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;*WINNER: \u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;VAL McDERMID CRIME DEBUT AWARD*\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;*WINNER: \u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;BEST FIRST NOVEL, ITW THRILLER AWARDS 2025*  \u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;*SHORTLISTED: \u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;THEAKSTON'S CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2025*\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;*SHORTLISTED: \u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;CWA JOHN CREASEY FIRST NOVEL DAGGER 2025*\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;*SHORTLISTED: \u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;DEBUT CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR, FINGERPRINT AWARDS 2025*\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;*LONGLISTED: \u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;CWA GOLD DAGGER 2025*\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;*SELECTED: \u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;The Times \u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;best crime and mystery books*\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;__________________________________\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;Thirteen-year-old Ava Bonney is different.\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;While her friends play, Ava searches for roadkill. She knows studying animal decomposition is an unusual hobby, but Ava doesn't care what other people think.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Then, one night, when Ava sneaks out to find a fox, she instead stumbles upon the body of Mickey Grant.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Despite his many years in the police, Detective Seth Delahaye has never seen a murder case like this one - as though the victim was set upon by a wild animal.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Nor has he met anyone quite like Ava: so determined, resourceful and . . . unusual.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;And when another boy goes missing, Delahaye has no idea that Ava will become his secret weapon in the hunt for a killer.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;u\u0026gt;PRAISE FOR \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;DEADLY ANIMALS\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;:\u0026lt;\/u\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;'A remarkable debut' - \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;THE TIMES\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;'Utterly mesmerising' -\u0026lt;b\u0026gt; PETER JAMES\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;'Exceptional' - \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;DAILY MAIL\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;'I adored this novel' - \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;JENNIE GODFREY\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;'Exceptional in every way' - \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;CHRIS WHITAKER\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;'A crime novel I wish I had written' - \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;LYNDA LA PLANTE\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;'Will rock you back on your heels' - \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;VAL McDERMID\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;'Marie's writing is beautiful' - \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;BELINDA BAUER\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;'A dark glittering gem of a book' - \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;LISA GRAY\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;'Gloriously dark, deadly and deathly' - \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;C. J. SKUSE\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;'An incredible debut. Damn near perfect' - \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;SUSI HOLLIDAY\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;'Tierney is a name to watch' - \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;SAM HOLLAND\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;'A masterpiece' -\u0026lt;b\u0026gt; WILLIAM HUSSEY\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;'Extraordinary' - \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;JO CALLAGHAN\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57195458855294,"sku":"NW9781804181904","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781804181904.jpg?v=1778543338","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/deadly-animals","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}