{"product_id":"no-mans-land-5","title":"No Mans Land","description":"\u003cb\u003e''An atmospheric, twisty and explosive start to a new series by one of the masters of Scottish fiction'' Angela Clarke, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e War is coming to No-Man''s Land, and Connor Fraser will be ready.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A mutilated body is found dumped at Cowane''s Hospital in the heart of historic Stirling. For DCI Malcolm Ford it''s like nothing he''s every seen before, the savagery of the crime making him want to catch the murderer before he strikes again. For reporter Donna Blake it''s a shot at the big time, a chance to get her career back on track and prove all the doubters wrong. But for close protection specialist Connor Fraser it''s merely a grisly distraction from the day job. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But then a bloodied and broken corpse is found, this time in the shadow of the Wallace Monument - and with it, a message. One Connor has received before, during his time as a police officer in Belfast.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With Ford facing mounting political and public pressure to make an arrest and quell fears the murders are somehow connected to heightened post-Brexit tensions, Connor is drawn into a race against time to stop another murder. But to do so, he must question old loyalties, confront his past and unravel a mystery that some would sacrifice anything - and anyone - to protect.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Dundee International Book Prize and Bloody Scotland book of the year nominee Neil Broadfoot comes No Man''s Land, the first in the white-knuckle Connor Fraser series.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-----\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Neil Broadfoot\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''Broadfoot is here, and he''s ready to sit at the table with \u003cb\u003esome of the finest crime writers Scottish fiction has to offer\u003c\/b\u003e'' \u003ci\u003eRussel D. McLean\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''Cracking pace, satisfyingly twisty plot. \u003cb\u003eA great read\u003c\/b\u003e'' \u003ci\u003eJames Oswald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''Crisp dialogue, characters you believe and a prose style that brings you back for more . . . \u003cb\u003ea fine addition to a growing roster of noir titles with a tartan tinge\u003c\/b\u003e'' \u003ci\u003eDouglas Skelton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''\u003cb\u003eA deliciously twisty thriller\u003c\/b\u003e that never lets up the pace. Thrills, spills, chills and kills'' \u003ci\u003eDonna Moore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''Definitely \u003cb\u003ea must read\u003c\/b\u003e for all lovers of Tartan Noir: or anyone else who simply wants to enjoy a compelling tale'' \u003ci\u003eUndiscovered Scotland\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57317452251518,"sku":"NW9781472127587","price":10.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781472127587.jpg?v=1778701860","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/no-mans-land-5","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}