{"product_id":"dead-man-s-creek-detective-nell-buchanan-9781472295682b","title":"Dead Man's Creek (Detective Nell Buchanan)","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eA dam breaks. A body rises from the flood.\u003cbr\u003eHidden for decades, can this small town face the secrets that will surface?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**THE TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR**\u003cbr\u003e**SUNDAY TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH**\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYoung detective Nell Buchanan uncovers a deadly, decades-old mystery at the heart of her rural hometown in this stunning thriller from award-winning author Chris Hammer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Chris Hammer is at the height of his power here. \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eDead Man's Creek\u003c\/span\u003e is a superb piece of storytelling' - William Shaw\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I doubt I'll read a better novel this year.' - \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNewly-minted homicide detective Nell Buchanan returns to her hometown, annoyed at being assigned a decades-old murder - a 'file and forget'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut this is no ordinary cold case, her arrival provoking an unwelcome and threatening response from the small-town community. As more bodies are discovered, and she begins to question how well she truly knows those closest to her, Nell realises that finding the truth could prove more difficult - and dangerous - than she'd ever expected.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe nearer Nell comes to uncovering the secrets of the past, the more treacherous her path becomes. Can she survive to root out the truth, and what price will she have to pay for it?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGripping and atmospheric, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eDead Man's Creek\u003c\/span\u003e is a stunning multi-layered thriller from Chris Hammer, the award-winning author of \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/span\u003e Crime Book of the Year \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eScrublands \u003c\/span\u003e(2019) and \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eTimes \u003c\/span\u003eCrime Book of the Month \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eOpal Country\u003c\/span\u003e (January 2022).","brand":"Wildfire","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42822818693200,"sku":"9781472295682B","price":7.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781472295682-l.jpg?v=1785889647","url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/products\/dead-man-s-creek-detective-nell-buchanan-9781472295682b","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}