{"product_id":"in-blood-stepped-deep-john-saxton-9781804403518","title":"In Blood Stepped Deep","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe stage is set. The victims are chosen. The next act is murder.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen DI Dan Sutton returns to Pontefract - the small Yorkshire town he once called home - expecting a slower pace of life to the one he left behind, he is quickly proven wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a charred, severed head is discovered at Pontefract Castle at the end of a performance of Henry VI part 1, Sutton and his new colleague DS Fox, are thrust centre-stage in a case that is as grotesque as it is baffling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat appears to be a shocking one-off quickly spirals into something far darker, when a second body emerges, revealing a horrifying connection to the first. Then a potential witness turns up dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Sutton follows every lead, from embittered critics to a secretive theatre director and a volatile local addict, the line between performance and reality begin to blur. Everyone has something to hide. Everyone has a motive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd the deeper Sutton digs, the closer the truth cuts to home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaunted by his recent past, tested by a team he barely knows, and pushed to the brink by a superior who seems determined to undermine him, Sutton soon realises that, in a small town, secrets don't stay hidden for long.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn Blood Stepped Deep is the electrifying first book in the DI Dan Sutton crime thrillers series. Perfect for fans of David J Gatward, LJ Ross, JD Kirk, Wes Markin and Ann Cleeves. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Saxton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1804403512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781804403518\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Silver Quill Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.61d","brand":"John Saxton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49173260959999,"sku":"9781804403518","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/in-blood-stepped-deep-john-saxton-9781804403518","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}