{"product_id":"9781529415742-the-broken-afternoon","title":"The Broken Afternoon","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea pacey and explosive crime novel set in Oxford\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe explosive second book in the DI Ryan Wilkins Mysteries.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Move over Morse. Simon Mason Oxford crime novel breathes fresh life into the police procedural' Val McDermid\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'As great a contribution to the noble British genre of detective fiction as any writer for decades' Stephen Fry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA DI RYAN WILKINS MYSTERY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA SHOCKING DISAPPEARANCE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA four-year-old girl goes missing in plain sight outside her nursery in Oxford, a middle-class, affluent area,\u003cbr\u003eher mother only a stones-throw away.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA TRIGGERING RESPONSE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRyan Wilkins, one of the youngest ever Detective Inspectors in the Thames Valley force, dishonourably discharged three months ago, watches his former partner DI Ray Wilkins deliver a press conference, confirming a lead.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA DARK WEB\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRay begins to delve deeper, unearthing an underground network of criminal forces in the local area. But while Ray's investigation stalls Ryan brings his unique talents to unofficial and quite illegal inquiries which will bring him into a confrontation with the very officials who have thrown him out of the force.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for the DI Ryan Wilkins Mysteries\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Mason has reformulated Inspector Morse for the 2020s' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Start now and avoid the rush' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\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":40874009034849,"sku":"9781529415742","price":9.73,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_34130694.jpg?v=1746724457","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529415742-the-broken-afternoon","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}