{"product_id":"ritual-2","title":"Ritual","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFans of Stephen King, Stuart MacBride and Karin Slaughter will devour this dark and disturbing thriller from \u003cu\u003ebestselling and prize-winning author Mo Hayder\u003c\/u\u003e.  Expertly weaving ancient rites with modern forensics, it draws you in and paints a picture so vivid and compelling in the mind, you''ll be hooked from page one... \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Intensely enthralling'' - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Expect plenty of blood, gore and black magic'' -- \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDAILY MIRROR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A vivid and thorough exploration of the clash between ancient superstition and modern science, with plenty of thrills and chills along the way'' - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Really can recommend and I''m not one for giving the story away so try it yourself and you won''t be disappointed!'' -- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''I couldn''t put it down and finished it in a week'' -- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Fantastic and thrilling'' -- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Darkly enthralling, was hooked in'' -- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e********************************************************************************************\u003cbr\u003eJust after lunch on a Tuesday in April, nine feet under water, police diver \u003cb\u003eFlea Marley\u003c\/b\u003e closes her gloved fingers around \u003cb\u003ea human hand\u003c\/b\u003e. The fact that there''s no body attached is disturbing enough. Yet more disturbing is the discovery, a day later, of \u003cb\u003ethe matching hand\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBoth have been recently amputated, and the indications are that the victim was still alive when they were removed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eDI Jack Caffery\u003c\/b\u003e has been newly seconded to \u003cb\u003ethe Major Crime Investigation Unit\u003c\/b\u003e in \u003cb\u003eBristol\u003c\/b\u003e. He and Flea soon establish that the hands belong to \u003cb\u003ea boy\u003c\/b\u003e who has recently disappeared.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Their search for him - and for his abductor - lead them into the darkest recesses of Bristol''s underworld, where drug addiction is rife, where street-kids sell themselves for a hit, and where an ancient evil lurks; \u003cb\u003ean evil that feeds off the blood - and flesh - of others ...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57318928974206,"sku":"NW9780553820430","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780553820430.jpg?v=1778641135","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/ritual-2","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}