{"product_id":"9781036703608-tender-is-the-north","title":"Tender is the North","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA chilling British detective crime thriller\u003cbr\u003ePeace doesn’t last when the past won’t die \u003cbr\u003eDI Jake Sawyer has been living off-grid, trying to heal. \u003cbr\u003eBut when a grieving father confesses to disturbing crimes—and his daughter vanishes—Sawyer is pulled back in. \u003cbr\u003eNow a killer the press are calling The Vulture is stalking fresh victims. \u003cbr\u003eSome ghosts demand answers. Others want revenge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA wounded detective healing in the shadows.\u003cbr\u003eA twisted killer luring him back to the light.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e---\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJAKE SAWYER is isolated\u003c\/strong\u003e. A year after checking into a psychiatric unit, he has found peace by cutting contact with his previous world, living offline and refusing visitors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Sawyer’s ex-colleagues arrest a single father for abusing bodies at a hospital mortuary, the man records an emotional video confession, sealing his fate. But with his young daughter missing for two weeks, the case soon develops into something more complex and sinister.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the implications unravel, a young woman is found murdered, having suffered similar post-mortem abuse. Police suspect the man the press have dubbed The Vulture might not be in their jail cell, but out on the streets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSawyer resists the urge to end his exile and step back into the fray. But when his own mother’s ailing killer contacts him with an unrefusable offer, he faces the grim truth: no matter how hard he works to build a brighter future, his past has a way of hunting him down.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e---\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis dark and pacy British detective novel is a murder mystery with twists, dark humour and a compelling lead character whose backstory continues through the series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTENDER IS THE NORTH\u003c\/strong\u003e is the ninth book in this addictive series of page-turning crime thrillers from one of the UK’s sharpest writers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePerfect for fans of Val McDermid, Ian Rankin, MJ Arlidge, LJ Ross and Michael Connelly.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e---\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Andrew Lowe:\u003cbr\u003e★★★★★ \"Prose that gets under your flesh and into your bones.\"\u003cbr\u003e★★★★★ \"Taut and compelling. Not a wasted word.\"\u003cbr\u003e★★★★★ \"Plot and character perfectly intertwined.\"\u003cbr\u003e★★★★★ \"Keeps you reading through the night.\"\u003cbr\u003e★★★★★ \"Poetic and utterly gripping.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41815153148001,"sku":"9781036703608","price":9.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_34944506_0573fad7-a7e7-46b2-b4b1-ceb585c25085.jpg?v=1750912161","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781036703608-tender-is-the-north","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}