{"product_id":"9781801107747-the-patient","title":"The Patient","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe brilliantly twisty mystery with the unforgettable detective in 2026\u003cbr\u003eBristol detective DS George Cross investigates the suspicious suicide of a young woman in the third police procedural from veteran screenwriter Tim Sullivan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDon't miss \u003ci\u003eTHE TAILOR, \u003c\/i\u003ethe brand new mystery in the million-copy-bestselling George Cross series - available to pre-order now.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNo fingerprints. No weapon. No witnesses.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor days, George Cross notices the same woman sitting patiently in the reception of the Bristol Crime Unit. Eventually, he asks her why.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe wants to talk about her daughter’s death, officially ruled a suicide after a long history of drug abuse. But the mother insists she was rebuilding her life and had been clean for years. She knows this wasn’t suicide – someone did this to her daughter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeorge doesn’t operate on hunches or gut feelings, he simply follows the evidence wherever that might take him. And the facts of this case tell him this woman was murdered.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e  He just has to prove it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePerfect for fans of MW Craven, Ann Cleeves and Joy Ellis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Patient\u003c\/i\u003e is part of the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003emillion-copy-bestselling \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge Cross Mystery series, which can be read in any order, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eby\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e the 2025 Crime Writers' Association Dagger in the Library Award longlistee.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eALSO IN THIS MILLION-COPY-BESTSELLING SERIES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e#1 THE DENTIST\u003cbr\u003e#2 THE CYCLIST\u003cbr\u003e#3 THE PATIENT\u003cbr\u003e#4 THE POLITICIAN\u003cbr\u003e#5 THE MONK\u003cbr\u003e#6 THE TEACHER\u003cbr\u003e#7 THE BOOKSELLER\u003cbr\u003e#8 THE TAILOR \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCROSS CHRONICLE SHORT STORIES\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eTHE LOST BOYS\u003cbr\u003eTHE EX-WIFE\u003cbr\u003eTHE HUNTER\u003cbr\u003eTHE BASKET CASE \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'In DS George Cross, Tim Sullivan has created a character who is as endearing as any I’ve ever come across in this genre. His quirks are his gift, and with Sullivan’s tremendous plotting and superb writing, this series is a gift to readers.' \u003cb\u003eLiz Nugent\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy readers love George Cross .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A clever mystery full of tension but also humour and compassion. George Cross is becoming one of my favourite detectives.’ \u003cb\u003eElly Griffiths\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A British detective for the 21st century who will be hard to forget' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'A compelling, suspenseful police procedural with an intimate, positive insight into living on the autistic spectrum' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWoman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'Truly wonderful . well-developed characters and an absolute star in George Cross!' \u003cb\u003eReader Review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'An entirely different type of detective in DS Cross' \u003cb\u003eReader Review\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":56451594748278,"sku":"9781801107747","price":8.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_36465916.jpg?v=1760463130","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781801107747-the-patient","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}