{"product_id":"9781804181874-deadly-animals","title":"Deadly Animals","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWinner of the Val McDermid Crime Debut Award\u003cbr\u003eA thirteen-year-old girl with a dark obsession is on the hunt for a serial killer in this mesmerising British crime debut.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDISCOVER\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eTHE GRIPPING 2024 BRITISH CRIME NOVEL EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e**SHORTLISTED FOR THE VAL McDERMID DEBUT AWARD 2024**\u003cbr\u003e**SHORTLISTED FOR THE JOHN CREASEY FIRST NOVEL DAGGER FOR BEST DEBUT CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2025**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e**One of \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e' best crime and mystery books of 2024 so far**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A remarkable debut' - \u003cb\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/b\u003e    \u003cbr\u003e'Utterly mesmerising' -\u003cb\u003e PETER JAMES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A crime novel I wish I had written' - \u003cb\u003eLYNDA LA PLANTE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Marie's writing is beautiful' - \u003cb\u003eBELINDA BAUER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Exceptional in every way' - \u003cb\u003eCHRIS WHITAKER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A dark glittering gem of a book' - \u003cb\u003eLISA GRAY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Gloriously dark, deadly and deathly' - \u003cb\u003eC. J. SKUSE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An incredible debut. Damn near perfect' - \u003cb\u003eSUSI HOLLIDAY\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'Tierney is a name to watch' - \u003cb\u003eSAM HOLLAND\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A masterpiece' -\u003cb\u003e WILLIAM HUSSEY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThirteen-year-old Ava Bonney is different.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile her friends play, Ava searches for roadkill. She knows studying animal decomposition is an unusual hobby, but Ava doesn't care what other people think.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen, one night, when Ava sneaks out to find a fox, she instead stumbles upon the body of Mickey Grant.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDespite his many years in the police, Detective Seth Delahaye has never seen a murder case like this one - as though the victim was set upon by a wild animal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNor has he met anyone quite like Ava: so determined, resourceful and . unusual.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd when another boy goes missing, he has no idea that Ava will become his secret weapon in the hunt for a killer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eDeadly Animals\u003c\/i\u003e is a shockingly beautiful, rare and heartbreaking gem. I really can't recommend it highly enough' - \u003cb\u003eCHRIS WHITAKER\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":41513959325793,"sku":"9781804181874","price":16.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_36327227.jpg?v=1759437460","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781804181874-deadly-animals","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}