{"product_id":"strangers-at-the-gate-1","title":"Strangers At The Gate","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003e''I love McPherson''s books - the clear and effortless prose, the entirely credible characters, and the wonderfully twisty plots - and Strangers at the Gate is one of her best'' \u003cb\u003eAnn Cleeves\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWho do you turn to, when everyone''s a stranger and you stop believing what your own eyes see?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFinnie Doyle and Paddy Lamb are leaving city life in Edinburgh behind them and moving to the little town of Simmerton. Paddy has landed a partnership in a local solicitors and Finnie''s snagged a job as a church deacon. Their rented cottage is quaint; their new colleagues are charming, and they can''t believe their luck.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut witnessing the bloody aftermath of a brutal murder changes everything. They''ve each been keeping secrets about their pasts. And they both know their precious new start won''t survive a scandal. Together, for the best of reasons, they make the worst decision of their lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd that''s only the beginning. The deep, deep valley where Simmerton sits is unlike anywhere Finn and Paddy have been before. They are not the only ones hiding in its shadow and very soon they''ve lost control of the game they decided to play...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for Catriona McPherson:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''An\u003cb\u003e unnerving and suspenseful novel\u003c\/b\u003e'' \u003cb\u003eKarin Slaughter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Just the \u003cb\u003eright mixture of spookiness and mystery\u003c\/b\u003e'' \u003cb\u003eJames Oswald\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003cb\u003eA gripping thriller\u003c\/b\u003e'' \u003cb\u003eIan Rankin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A Gothic feast of a novel, this is \u003cb\u003ea country house book with a difference: contemporary, punchy and disturbing, but using the tricks and twists of the best of Christie\u003c\/b\u003e'' \u003cb\u003eAnn Cleeves\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e''Go To My Grave\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003eboth a classic ''country house mystery'' and a thriller\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003eAtmospheric, with mind-bending twists\u003c\/b\u003e, a narrator who may or may not be reliable, and \u003cb\u003ean ending that will take your breath away\u003c\/b\u003e and leave you astonished'' \u003cb\u003eLouise Penny\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'' \u003c\/b\u003e. . . \u003cb\u003edrew me in from the very first page, and I stayed up late reading it because I couldn''t wait to find out what happened next\u003c\/b\u003e. That''s the definition of a good book'' \u003cb\u003eCharlaine Harris\u003c\/b\u003e, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003cb\u003eA tale that shivers with suspense\u003c\/b\u003e'' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57317387993470,"sku":"NW9781472127839","price":13.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781472127839.jpg?v=1778721875","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/strangers-at-the-gate-1","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}