{"product_id":"9781804181904","title":"Deadly Animals : Val McDermid Crime Debut Award Winner 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Tierney, Marie \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 01\/08\/2024,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 400 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781804181904,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e**WINNER OF THE VAL McDERMID DEBUT AWARD****FINALIST FOR BEST FIRST NOVEL, ITW THRILLER AWARDS 2025****SHORTLISTED FOR DEBUT CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR FINGERPRINT AWARD 2025****The Times best crime and mystery books of 2024 so far****Crime Fiction Lover's Best Debut Novel - Editor's Choice**'Deadly Animals is a shockingly beautiful, rare and heartbreaking gem. I really can't recommend it highly enough' - CHRIS WHITAKER, author of ALL THE COLOURS OF THE DARKThirteen-year-old Ava Bonney is different.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile her friends play, Ava searches for roadkill. She knows studying animal decomposition is an unusual hobby, but Ava doesn't care what other people think.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen, one night, when Ava sneaks out to find a fox, she instead stumbles upon the body of Mickey Grant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite his many years in the police, Detective Seth Delahaye has never seen a murder case like this one - as though the victim was set upon by a wild animal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNor has he met anyone quite like Ava: so determined, resourceful and . . . unusual.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd when another boy goes missing, he has no idea that Ava will become his secret weapon in the hunt for a killer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDISCOVER THE GRIPPING AWARD-WINNING BRITISH CRIME NOVEL EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A remarkable debut' - THE TIMES'Utterly mesmerising' - PETER JAMES'Exceptional' - DAILY MAIL'I adored this novel' - JENNIE GODFREY'Exceptional in every way' - CHRIS WHITAKER'A crime novel I wish I had written' - LYNDA LA PLANTE'Will rock you back on your heels' - VAL McDERMID'Marie's writing is beautiful' - BELINDA BAUER'A dark glittering gem of a book' - LISA GRAY'Gloriously dark, deadly and deathly' - C. J. SKUSE'An incredible debut. Damn near perfect' - SUSI HOLLIDAY'Tierney is a name to watch' - SAM HOLLAND'A masterpiece' - WILLIAM HUSSEY'Extraordinary' - JO CALLAGHAN\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43681663549484,"sku":"9781804181904","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781804181904_50fd4ada-4c25-4a50-8b3e-b50d5852d769.jpg?v=1759675431","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9781804181904","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}