{"product_id":"9781917764186-tombstoning","title":"Tombstoning","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe darkly funny, gripping DEBUT mystery by one of Scotland's finest writers – 20th Anniversary Edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid’s best mate died falling off a cliff – and he was the last to see him alive. Fifteen years later, he returns to Arbroath, where another death forces him to face the past.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA darkly funny, gripping debut from one of Scotland’s finest writers – newly reissued.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid’s best mate died falling off a cliff – and he was the last to see him alive. Fifteen years later, he returns to Arbroath, where another death forces him to face the past.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eA darkly funny, gripping debut from one of Scotland’s finest writers – newly reissued.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e20th ANNIVERSARY EDITION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eINTRODUCTION BY CHRISTOPHER BROOKMYRE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Very funny, with a touching and believable romance thrown in’ \u003cb\u003eKate Saunders,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘[A] pacy debut thriller. Johnstone skilfully coaxes the reader into identifying with these difficult-to-love characters and maintains the tension and drama’\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMetro\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘[Leads] to comparisons with the Scots writer Christopher Brookmyre … with a touch of romance [and] a gripping action sequence in the final chapters’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eScotsman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e________________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour best mate just fell off a cliff in mysterious circumstances. You were the last person to see him alive. What do you do?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you're David Lindsay from Arbroath, you leg it – and don’t go back. Not for fifteen years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen Nicola Cruickshank – yes, \u003ci\u003ethat\u003c\/i\u003e Nicola, the girl you always fancied but never had the guts to speak to – gets in touch. She wants you back for a school reunion. At the very place it happened. Of course you say yes. Not to lay ghosts to rest, but because you still fancy Nicola.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe thing is, if you are David Lindsay, then returning to Arbroath isn’t going to bring closure. Because when someone else tumbles off the cliffs – an act the locals now call \u003ci\u003etombstoning\u003c\/i\u003e – David has a choice: run away again, or finally find out why people around him keep dying…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e____\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Detailed and atmospheric descriptions … funny and sparky dialogue’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunday Herald\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Excellently written, intriguing storyline, and different from anything else around. A very impressive debut’ \u003cb\u003eAllan Guthrie\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘A brilliant new author … a rollicking tale of mystery set in Auld Reekie and the east coast town of Arbroath.’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe List\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘A vibrant and engaging debut, by turns humorous, irreverent and poignant’ \u003cb\u003eBill Duncan \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘A seductive and thrilling evocation of what lurks beneath the surface of small-town Scotland – or, indeed, small-town anywhere’ \u003cb\u003eChristopher Brookmyre\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Doug Johnstone\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Tense, funny and deeply moving’ \u003cb\u003eMark Billingham\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Nobody portrays modern Edinburgh better than Doug Johnstone … speaks volumes about the power of story’ \u003cb\u003eVal McDermid\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e‘An engrossing and beautifully written tale that bears all the Doug Johnstone hallmarks in its warmth and darkly comic undertones’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eHerald Scotland\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Wonderful characters: flawed, funny and brave’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Gripping and blackly humorous’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eObserver\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e‘A must for those seeking strong, authentic, intelligent female protagonists’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘This enjoyable mystery is also a touching and often funny portrayal of grief . more, please’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuardian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Some of the most unique characters in crime fiction’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Underlines just how accomplished Johnstone has become’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Keeps you hungry from page to page. A crime reader can’t ask anything more’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSun\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e‘A thrilling, atmospheric book … Move over Ian Rankin, Doug Johnstone is coming through!’ \u003cb\u003eKate Rhodes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e‘Johnstone never fails to entertain whilst packing a serious emotional punch’ \u003cb\u003eGytha Lodge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e‘One of the greats of Scottish crime fiction´ \u003cb\u003eLuca Veste\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘An unstoppable, thrilling, bullet train of a book … I totally loved it’ \u003cb\u003eHelen Fields\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Expertly written, with poise, insight and compassion’ \u003cb\u003eMary Paulson-Ellis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘A terrific read with all of Johnston’s trademark warmth and wicked wit’\u003cb\u003e A K Turner\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e‘Some of the best female characters in crime fiction. 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