{"product_id":"9780571311743-cold-hand-in-mine","title":"Cold Hand in Mine","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of \u003ci\u003eInside Number 9 \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe League of Gentlemen -- \u003c\/i\u003ewith an introduction by Reece Shearsmith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAickman's 'strange stories' (his preferred term) are constructed immaculately, the neuroses of his characters painted in subtle shades.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of \u003ci\u003eInside Number 9 \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe League of Gentlemen -- \u003c\/i\u003ewith an introduction by Reece Shearsmith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAickman's 'strange stories' (his preferred term) are constructed immaculately, the neuroses of his characters painted in subtle shades. He builds dread by the steady accrual of realistic detail, until the reader realises that the protagonist is heading towards their doom as if in a dream. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCold Hand in Mine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, first published in 1975, stands as one of Aickman's finest collections and contains eight tales including 'Pages from a Young Girl's Journal' which won the World Fantasy Award. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'He had the ability to invest the daylight world with all the terrors of the night, and specialised in subverting notions of safety and sunshine into something sinister and unforgiving.' Christopher Fowler, \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31298311192673,"sku":"9780571311743","price":8.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_36358958.jpg?v=1759787354","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780571311743-cold-hand-in-mine","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}