{"product_id":"9781804186084","title":"A Violent Heart : The brand new crime thriller from the acclaimed author of The Art of Death","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Fennell, David \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 27\/02\/2025,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 384 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781804186084,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'One of the most compelling characters in UK crime fiction' - M.W. CRAVEN'As ever with Fennell, the creation and manipulation of suspense is machine-tooled and satisfying' - THE FINANCIAL TIMES'Frighteningly convincing... Well worth reading' - THE SUNDAY TIMES'A chilling treat to be savoured' - WILLIAM HUSSEYKILLERS DON'T FOLLOW THE RULES. SO WHY SHOULD SHE?The stunning new crime thriller from one of British crime writing's brightest talents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElena Zoric is murdered, her body concealed beside a stream in North London. Her phone lies nearby, the last number dialled was to the woman who had rescued her from sex trafficking: Metropolitan Police Detective Inspector Grace Archer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArcher desperately wants to lead the murder investigation but her new boss, Chief Inspector Les Fletcher, makes it very clear its out of her jurisdiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen the thirty-year-old remains of a woman are found in the attic of an abandoned house, the victim dying in similar circumstances to Elena Zoric.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Archer's North London colleagues have bigger priorities than the murder of 'a drugged-up prostitute.'Archer needs answers. Who killed Elena? Why did she call Archer moments from her death? And what rules must she break to stop a killer in his tracks?What your favourite crime authors are saying about David Fennell:'A truly extraordinary crime novel' - LYNDA LA PLANTE'A stunning start to a fantastic new series' - M.W. CRAVEN'Involved me in a way that few thrillers do, kept me alert and on-edge right up through the deeply satisfying finale' - AJ FINN'I flew through it . . . Tense, gripping and brilliantly inventive' - SIMON LELIC'Unsettling, fast-paced, suspenseful and gripping . . . Excellent' - WILL DEAN'A serial killer thriller with the darkest of hearts' - FIONA CUMMINS'A tense-as-hell high-body count page turner, but a rarer thing too - one that's also full of genuine warmth and humanity' - WILLIAM SHAW'Chilling, unsettling and wonderfully atmospheric' - BRIAN McGILLOWAY\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54963700302197,"sku":"9781804186084","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781804186084_5a51d3f0-3b39-4682-91ab-c673f55ec83f.jpg?v=1759660598","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9781804186084","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}