{"product_id":"river-clyde","title":"River Clyde","description":"\u003cb\u003eHamburg State Prosecutor Chastity Riley travels to Scotland to face the demons of her past, as Hamburg is hit by a major arson attack. Queen of Krimi, Simone Buchholz, returns with the emotive fifth instalment in the electrifying Chastity Riley series … \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘A modern classic’ \u003cb\u003ePaul Burke, CrimeTime\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘Written in crackling prose and with searing insight, this is a deeply heartfelt slice of existential noir – utterly unique’ \u003cb\u003eDoug Johnstone\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘Deftly captures the beating heart of Glasgow’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHerald Scotland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘A beautifully crafted exploration of grief and redemption, wrapped in a love letter to Glasgow … Glorious writing’ \u003cb\u003eWill Carver\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘Reading Buchholz is like walking on firecrackers … a truly unique voice in crime fiction’ \u003cb\u003eGraeme Macrae Burnet \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ––––––––––––\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Mired in grief after tragic recent events, state prosecutor Chastity Riley escapes to Scotland, lured to the birthplace of her great-great-grandfather by a mysterious letter suggesting she has inherited a house.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In Glasgow, she meets Tom, the ex-lover of Chastity’s great aunt, who holds the keys to her own family secrets – painful stories of unexpected cruelty and loss that she’s never dared to confront.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In Hamburg, Stepanovic and Calabretta investigate a major arson attack, while a group of property investors kicks off an explosion of violence that threatens everyone.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e As events in these two countries collide, Chastity prepares to face the inevitable, battling the ghosts of her past and the lost souls that could be her future and, perhaps, finally finding redemption for them all.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Breathtakingly emotive, \u003ci\u003eRiver Clyde\u003c\/i\u003e is an electrifying, poignant and powerful story of damage and hope, and one woman’s fight for survival.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ––––––––––––—\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘Every word is a heartbeat, loaded with pain and anguish and self-discovery. This is Harbour Noir. This is a bravura literary performance, and a fitting swan song’ \u003cb\u003ePaul Burke, CrimeTime FM\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘In just a few words – a light brushstroke – Simone paints such a vivid picture. Unlike any crime novel I’ve read. I loved it’ \u003cb\u003eMichael J. Malone\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘Simone Buchholz writes with real authority and a pungent, noir-ish sense of time and space’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for the Chastity Riley series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘[A] nerve-racking narrative … [with] a cunning climax that is shocking and deeply romantic’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 'Combines nail-biting tension with off-beat humor ... Elmore Leonard fans will be enthralled' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Buchholz doles out delicious black humor ... interwoven in a manner that ramps up the intrigue and tension' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Modern noir, with taut storytelling, a hard-bitten heroine, and underlying melancholy peppered with wry humour’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Zealand Listener\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘The coolest character in crime fiction … darkly funny and written with a huge heart’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBig Issue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘Fierce enough to stab the heart’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘A stylish, whip-smart thriller’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHerald Scotland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘Combines slick storytelling with substance … like a straight shot of top-shelf liquor: smooth yet fiery, packing a punch with no extraneous ingredients watering things down’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMystery Scene\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘With brief, pacy chapters and fizzling dialogue, this almost feels like American procedural noir and not a translation’ \u003cb\u003eMaxim Jakubowski\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘A smart and witty book that shines a probing spotlight on society’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCultureFly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘Fans of Brookmyre could do worse than checking out Simone Buchholz, a star of the German crime lit scene who has been deftly translated into English by Rachel Ward’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGoethe Institute\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘Lyrical and pithy’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57313515110782,"sku":"NW9781914585067","price":8.84,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781914585067.jpg?v=1778592698","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/river-clyde","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}