{"product_id":"9781785305139-when-the-needle-drops","title":"When the Needle Drops","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA gripping new Scottish crime thriller inspired by true events\u003cbr\u003eCrime fiction set on the Isle of Mull and based on the true, unresolved case of the Great Mull Air Mystery. Written in the form of a vinyl album by author and Mull Historical Society musician Colin MacIntyre.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A twisty mystery set on Mull, the island being a character in itself. Ivor Punch is a detective well worth spending time (and a dram) with.\" - IAN RANKIN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's the run-up to Christmas, 1998. On the \u003cb\u003eIsle of Mull\u003c\/b\u003e, Sergeant Ivor Punch is losing himself in his vinyl collection, a tragic anniversary and too much single malt whisky. But news of a \u003cb\u003emissing child\u003c\/b\u003e soon brings him back to his senses. And as word spreads of more strange disappearances, an aircraft vanishing from the sky and a famous classical musician gone with it, it seems \u003cb\u003ea sinister plot holds the island in its grip\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePunch thought he knew the secrets of this place, its people and stories. Yet as a \u003cb\u003egrisly trail of effigies and clues\u003c\/b\u003e are discovered, he struggles to untangle past mysteries and find out what's really happening right under his nose. And \u003cb\u003etime is fast running out\u003c\/b\u003e for the policeman that locals call 'The Clock'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first book in The Mull Mysteries Series from \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003emulti-award-winning musician, producer, author and playwright, Colin MacIntyre, aka Mull Historical Society.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR COLIN MACINTYRE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A storyteller with a unique imagination and clarity of style' - THE SCOTSMAN\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41648260579425,"sku":"9781785305139","price":7.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_36329814_a5e549c0-df8d-4bb4-8890-879066d3425c.jpg?v=1759410306","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781785305139-when-the-needle-drops","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}