{"product_id":"in-the-blood-isbn-9781409188698","title":"In the Blood","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The Queen of Highland Noir gets spookier and darker with every book' Lilja Sigurdardottir\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE COMPELLING, GOTHIC, BRILLIANTLY ATMOSPHERIC THIRD NOVEL IN THE DI LUKAS MAHLER SERIES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSome cases are personal...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTied to a derelict pier on Orkney, the bloated remains of a man bob in the waves, under the shadow of forbidding Sandisquoy House. The locals know him as William Spencer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  But DCI Lukas Mahler identifies him as Alex Fleming - his former boss.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Unable to step away from the case, Mahler tries to piece together why Fleming would retire to such a remote location. But the deeper he digs, the more disturbing the investigation becomes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Seal bones, witches' salve, and runic symbols appear everywhere he looks, ushering Mahler towards Fleming's most notorious unsolved case: the 'Witchfinder' murders. And towards a dark and uncomfortable truth someone has gone to great lengths to bury...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Margaret Kirk is one of the strongest voices in the current crop of excellent Scottish crime writers' \u003c\/b\u003eALISON BELSHAM\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'D\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eeliciously dark and pulse-pounding' \u003c\/b\u003eHELEN FIELDS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* * * * * * *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eREADERS LOVE MARGARET KIRK'S DI MAHLER SERIES:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A harrowing and horrific game of consequences' \u003cb\u003eVAL McDERMID\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Margaret Kirk's brilliant Inverness series is atmospheric and gripping. She goes from strength to strength. An absolute cracker!' \u003cb\u003eCASS GREEN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Tartan Noir at its very best' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Harrowing...Be prepared to hear more from Lukas Mahler and his talented creator' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGOOD HOUSEKEEPING\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Dark and compelling'\u003cb\u003e SUN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orion","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44893825040613,"sku":"NP9781409188698","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/O_c3709d94-dc4d-4836-84e5-9cfd940aebfc.jpg?v=1773102941","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/in-the-blood-isbn-9781409188698","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}