{"product_id":"long-isle-book-andrew-raymond-9781036711658","title":"The Long Isle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA dark Scottish island crime thriller featuring a compelling and brilliant female\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003edetective, a brutal murder, and a close-knit community where everyone has something to hide.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cstrong\u003eHome is where the lies are buried.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n On the remote Hebridean island of South Uist, its rugged tranquillity is shattered by a brutal murder on a deserted beach.\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n In desperate need of local knowledge, Uist-born Detective Constable Mairead Maclean is sent to investigate. Long estranged from the island, she is forced back to the place she once called home and to a past she would rather forget.\u003cbr\u003e\n But as Mairead rekindles old friendships and hostilities, she uncovers a network of deception and scandal that could shatter the close-knit community.\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n They have been harbouring more than just long-buried secrets.\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n Someone is watching Mairead’s every move. They have already killed to keep the past buried, and they’re ready to do it again.\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Long Isle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e is the gripping first novel in a haunting new Scottish crime series, perfect for readers of Peter May and Ann Cleeves, and lovers of atmospheric police procedurals and dark island noir\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\n\"Oozing with atmosphere... A proper Tartan Noir.\" \u003cem\u003eThe Scotsman\u003c\/em\u003e\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Raymond's series could come to rival Ann Cleeves' \u003cem\u003eJimmy Perez\u003c\/em\u003e - the first is that good\" Geoffrey Wansell, \u003cem\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\n\"A brilliant read, full of atmosphere\" \u003cem\u003eBelfast Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\n\"Pacey and gripping\" Anne Marie Scanlon, \u003cem\u003eSunday Irish Independent\u003c\/em\u003e\n\n\n\n \u003cbr\u003e\n ___________________________________________________________________\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cstrong\u003ePraise for Andrew Raymond\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ One of Scotland’s best tartan noir authors\u003cbr\u003e\n ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ For fans of Ian Rankin’s Rebus and JD Kirk-style Scottish crime…\u003cbr\u003e\n ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A cracking twist\u003cbr\u003e\n ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A nice surprise to find a new author whose writing is so interesting\u003cbr\u003e\n ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Raymond crafts a hypnotic story with many twists and turns\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":53005862076689,"sku":"NGR9781036711658","price":15.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":53534363418897,"sku":"NIN9781036711658","price":19.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":53634709094673,"sku":"NLS9781036711658","price":16.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53651597132049,"sku":"GOR014993694","price":15.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53778865684753,"sku":"GOR015029987","price":15.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":54101830435089,"sku":"GOR015060802","price":15.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781036711658.jpg?v=1767881920","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/long-isle-book-andrew-raymond-9781036711658","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}