{"product_id":"9781472132093-quiet-acts-of-violence","title":"Quiet Acts of Violence","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the author of the Scott and Bailey series, \u003ci\u003eQuiet Acts of Violence \u003c\/i\u003eis a novel about family and betrayal, injustice and poverty, the ties that bind and those that break us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e A dead baby. A missing mother. A cradle of secrets.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eFrom the author of the Scott and Bailey series, Quiet Acts of Violence is a novel about family and betrayal, injustice and poverty, the ties that bind and those that break us.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e__________\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHas the woman killed her child? Is she at risk to herself? Someone in the neighbourhood of old terraced streets has the answers. But detectives Donna Bell and Jade Bradshaw find lies and obstruction at every turn, in a community living on the edge, ground down by austerity and no hope. A place of broken dreams. Of desperation. And murder.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a stranger crashes into Jade's life, her past comes hurtling back, threatening to destroy her and the world she has carved out for herself.   \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDonna struggles to juggle everything: work, marriage, kids. It's a precarious balancing act, and the rug is about to be pulled from under her.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e___________\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePraise for Cath Staincliffe:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A star in the firmament of British crime fiction' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBig Issue in the North\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Writing that gives Britcrime its heart, mind and soul'\u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Sensitive and humane' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Staincliffe writes brilliantly and compassionately about things that matter' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Compassionate, exciting and down-to-earth. Infused also with that rare and precious ingredient: true feeling' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Such a good writer' \u003ci\u003eMarcel Berlins, \u003cb\u003eThe Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Unique in British crime fiction: truthful, affirmative and exciting. Planted in the real world and looking good on it' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'The most grown-up writer in British crime fiction' \u003ci\u003eJake Kerridge, \u003cb\u003eThe Telegraph\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Harrowing and humane'\u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003eIan Rankin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56451488448886,"sku":"9781472132093","price":4.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28421790.jpg?v=1760462726","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781472132093-quiet-acts-of-violence","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}