{"product_id":"second-cut-1","title":"Second Cut","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eCRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE McILVANNEY PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''I doubt I''ll read a better book this year'' Val McDermid\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Compelling, immersive and brimming with life'' Graeme Macrae Burnet\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuctioneer Rilke has been trying to stay out of trouble, keeping his life more or less respectable. Business has been slow at Bowery Auctions, so when an old friend, Jojo, gives Rilke a tip-off for a house clearance, life seems to be looking up. The next day Jojo washes up dead.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJojo liked Grindr hook-ups and recreational drugs - is that the reason the police won''t investigate? And if Rilke doesn''t find out what happened to Jojo, who will?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrilling and atmospheric, \u003ci\u003eThe Second Cut\u003c\/i\u003e delves into the dark side of twenty-first century Glasgow. Twenty years on from his appearance in \u003ci\u003eThe Cutting Room\u003c\/i\u003e, Rilke is still walking a moral tightrope between good and bad, saint and sinner.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57314000896382,"sku":"NW9781838850869","price":12.94,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781838850869.jpg?v=1778552110","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/second-cut-1","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}