{"product_id":"a-killing-for-christmas-c-k-harewood-9781912968763","title":"A Killing for Christmas","description":"\u003cp\u003eDecember 1930. After a year of bloodshed and scandal, the police officers of Craynebrook are hoping for a quiet Christmas. But when the bodies of an elderly couple are discovered in their home on Christmas morning, they realise there will be no peace this holiday season.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetective Inspector Matthew Stannard is called to lead the case, but he's barely holding himself together. Still haunted by a brutal assault that nearly ended his life, Matthew is feeling isolated and exhausted and, for the first time in his career, reluctant to take on a complex murder investigation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen a detective from Essex County Police arrives in Craynebrook, demanding help to track down a child abductor who has been plaguing his Force for years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Matthew's in no mood to cooperate with an arrogant, ambitious outsider. And when the Essex detective begins interfering in Matthew's investigation, a clash becomes inevitable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e C. K. Harewood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1912968762\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781912968763\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Blue Laurel Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/21\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.92d","brand":"C. K. Harewood","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874523951359,"sku":"9781912968763","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-killing-for-christmas-c-k-harewood-9781912968763","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}