{"product_id":"beneath-the-bleeding-a-novel-isbn-9780061688973","title":"Beneath the Bleeding: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e raves about author Val McDermid, calling her “as smooth a practitioner of crime fiction as anyone out there. She’s the best we’ve got.” Her newest thriller, \u003cem\u003eBeneath the Bleeding\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e, once again proves it to be so. Winner of the coveted \u003c\/em\u003eCWA Gold Dagger for Best Crime Novel of the Year for \u003cem\u003eThe Mermaids Singing, \u003c\/em\u003eMcDermid reunites her popular investigating team of Dr. Tony Hill and DCI Carol Jordan in \u003cem\u003eBeneath the Bleeding, \u003c\/em\u003eas they search for the truth behind a horrific act of mass murder and wholesale destruction.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003ePublished in the U. S. for the first time \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe residents of Bradfield are devastated when their star midfielder dies, the victim of a bizarre, seemingly motiveless murder. In a hospital, recovering from injuries, criminal profiler and psychologist Dr. Tony Hill struggles to make sense of the fragments of information he can gather in order to help his ally, Detective Chief Inspector Carol Jordan, bring a killer to justice. Then an explosion rips through a soccer stadium, leaving dozens dead and many more injured, and Jordan finds herself pushed to the margins of the investigation by the intelligence services. Despite the dark places in their relationship, Tony and Carol remain the best hope for uncovering the truth about an ever-increasing series of unspeakable crimes. Are they terrorist attacks, a personal vendetta . . . or something even more sinister? \u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“If Rankin is the king of British crime, Val McDermid is undoubtedly the queen. . . . McDermid is a consummate plotter, so there are pleasing twists and turns in this first-rate story.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Observer (UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Tackled cleverly, with a well-concealed plot twist making a political point. . . . An accomplished performance. . . . This is Britain’s most successful series featuring a woman police detective.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times (UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[McDermid is] the queen of serial killers. . . . As a former journalist, few can scoop Val on throatclutching narrative, but at the same time she is marvellous on the sub-plot details.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail (London)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This classy police procedural—latest in a series featuring the criminal profiler Tony Hill—compels from start to finish. . . . A narrative of nerve-stretching immediacy. . . . Sharply written, suspenseful, and full of insight into the world of the criminal psychologist.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times (London)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44887873683685,"sku":"NP9780061688973","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780061688973.jpg?v=1730227639","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/beneath-the-bleeding-a-novel-isbn-9780061688973","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}