{"product_id":"malice-of-waves","title":"Malice Of Waves","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe gripping and atmospheric mystery about one boy''s disappearance from an isolated but bleakly beautiful island on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A fine series of detective novels'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e ''CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH''\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e________\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFive years ago, fourteen-year-old Max Wheeler disappeared from Priest''s Island.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt''s a close-knit local community. There are no secrets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eExcept what happened to Max.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNone of the police or private investigations have shed any light on what happened.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut there is one man who is yet to take on the case: The Sea Detective.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCal McGill is an oceanographer and unique investigator who uses his knowledge of tides, winds and currents to solve mysteries no-one else can.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut Cal is an unwelcome stranger who must navigate the tensions between Max''s inconsolable father, the broken family he has neglected, and the embittered locals, resentful after years of suspicion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs Cal arrives, a violent storm approaches, threatening to completely cut off the island, with a possible murderer at large . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e________\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''The Malice of Waves is the first novel literally to give me nightmares . . . for a crime novel that''s surely a mark of distinction'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eHerald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Really good stuff, full of atmosphere, and accomplished in both prose and plot'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMorning Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for Mark Douglas-Home:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A first-class mystery - perplexing and at times disturbing'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003ei\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Intelligence, imagination and lucid writing''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e The Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''I''m completely addicted to this series'' \u003c\/b\u003eDermot O''Leary\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57317982110078,"sku":"NW9781405923613","price":10.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781405923613.jpg?v=1778699835","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/malice-of-waves","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}