{"product_id":"9781529369113-hear-no-evil","title":"Hear No Evil","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShortlisted for the CWA Historical Dagger 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGlasgow 1817 and a young deaf woman is accused of infanticide but is she fit to stand trial?  The teacher sent to investigate moves from interpreter to investigator, as he determines to clear her name before it's too late. Based on a true story.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA HISTORICAL DAGGER 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE BLOODY SCOTLAND DEBUT PRIZE 2022\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE HISTORICAL WRITERS' ASSOCIATION DEBUT CROWN 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGlasgow, 1817: Jean Campbell - a young, Deaf woman - is witnessed throwing a child into the River Clyde from the Old Bridge.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e If found guilty she faces one of two fates; death by hanging or incarceration in an asylum. But Jean's deafness leaves her isolated and unable to defend herself, until the authorities call in Robert Kinniburgh, a talented teacher from the Deaf \u0026amp; Dumb Institution.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough a difficult process of trial and error, Robert and Jean manage to find a rudimentary way of communicating with each other. As Jean grows to trust Robert, she reveals what really happened on that bridge over the river Clyde. And Robert, now embroiled in this dark case, must act quickly to ensure justice is served, before it is too late. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Based on a case from Scottish legal history, Smith's novel s\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ekilfully combines crime fiction with a woman's struggle to speak the truth' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fascinating' Sally Magnusson\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40686758821985,"sku":"9781529369113","price":9.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28056785.jpg?v=1722281184","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529369113-hear-no-evil","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}