{"product_id":"torments","title":"Torments","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnnie Jackson and her brother Lewis return to investigate the disappearance of a family friend, leading them to spellbinding mystery that digs deep into a past that should, perhaps, remain undisturbed …              A chilling gothic thriller from the critically acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe Murmurs…             \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e`Annie and her brother, Lewis …              find themselves uncovering a world of black magic and murder. A creepy tale with the terrifying legend of the baobhan sith at its core´               \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e`Malone is the master of twists, turns and the unexpected´               \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHerald Scotland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e_______\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnnie surged forward, but she was too slow, too late.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA hand came over and down, and she felt a sharp pain at the back of her neck.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThen all became smoke, and silence.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHiding from the world in her little white cottage on the shores of a loch, Annie Jackson is fighting to come to terms with the world of the murmurs, a curse that has haunted female members of her family for centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile she is within the ancient, heavy stone of the old dwelling, the voices merely buzz, but the moment she steps outside the door they clamour to torment her all over again, bringing with them shocking visions of imminent deaths.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInto this oasis comes her adoptive mother, Mandy McEvoy, begging for Annie’             s help. Mandy’             s nephew Damien has gone missing, after dropping off his four-year old son at his mother’             s home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnable to refuse, but terrified to leave her sanctuary, Annie, with the help of her brother Lewis, is drawn in to a secretive, seductive world that will have her question everything she holds dear, while Lewis’              life may be changed forever…             \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe second book in the critically acclaimed Annie Jackson Mysteries series, \u003ci\u003eThe Torments\u003c\/i\u003e is both a contemporary gothic thriller and a spellbinding mystery that deeps deep into a past that should, perhaps, remain undisturbed…             \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e_______\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Michael J. Malone\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e`A tense, creepy page-turner´               \u003cb\u003eIan Rankin, \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e`One of the best books I''ve read …              Dark, tender, human, haunting, compassionate, gripping and rooted in Scotland and its history. A triumph´               \u003cb\u003eS.E. Lynes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e`His biggest smash hit yet …              an assured paranormal thriller in which the paranormal isn’             t even the scariest part…             ´               \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHerald Scotland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e `A fine, atmospheric chiller´               \u003cb\u003eDouglas Skelton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e`Mesmeric and suspenseful´               \u003cb\u003eMarion Todd\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e`One of the best books I''ve read …              Dark, tender, human, haunting, compassionate, gripping and rooted in Scotland and its history. A triumph´               \u003cb\u003eS.E. 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