{"product_id":"rooke-t-g-hofman-9781067630102","title":"Rooke: A DCI Rooke Thriller","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA gangland execution.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA missing witness.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA case someone wants buried.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetective Chief Inspector \u003cstrong\u003eAlanna Rooke\u003c\/strong\u003e has built her reputation on instincts and stubborn refusal to walk away from a case.When notorious crime figure Nicky Baxter is found tortured and executed in a derelict warehouse on the banks of the Tyne, Rooke is assigned to lead the investigation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt first, it looks like a straightforward gangland killing. Then a key witness disappears.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Rooke and her team dig into the Baxter empire, doors start closing. Evidence vanishes. Pressure comes from places it shouldn't.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomeone is watching the investigation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe deeper Rooke digs, the more dangerous the case becomes. Because in the North East, some people are simply not meant to be touched. And someone is prepared to kill to make sure they stay that way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eROOKE\u003c\/strong\u003e is the first novel in a gripping British crime thriller series set across Newcastle, Gateshead and the wild Northumberland coast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers of \u003cstrong\u003eLJ Ross, Anne Cleeves, Ian Rankin and JD Kirk.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e T. G. Hofman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1067630104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781067630102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Alchiba Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.72d","brand":"T. G. Hofman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874615898367,"sku":"9781067630102","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rooke-t-g-hofman-9781067630102","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}