{"product_id":"space-planet-stephen-toman-9798266627208","title":"Space Planet: or when there's no more crime to solve","description":"\u003cb\u003eSpace Planet, Or When There's No More Crime to Solve\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne murder. Two criminals on the run. And a whole lot of ghosts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpace Planet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is a wild ride that pulls you along by the bellybutton on a whimsical, hysterical journey through the sights, sounds, and smells of Scotland. When a hapless murderer and his criminal caretaker flee a nameless council estate for the breathtaking Highlands, they think they've found the perfect escape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf only it wasn't for the wind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn lukewarm pursuit are a pregnant police officer and her partner-who is still nursing the painful trauma of his recent indoctrination into the Jaffa club. To make matters worse, our two criminal dropouts pick up a few hitchhiking ghosts along the way, leading to a climactic showdown beneath a solar eclipse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Stephen Toman knocks it out of the park with this brilliant play on the classic road trip genre. Perfect for fans of Chris Brookmyre, this is a book you shouldn't read in bed-unless you want to wake the whole house with your laughter.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Alex Reynolds\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Space Planet\u003c\/i\u003e represents Stephen Toman at his searing best - thrilling, imaginative, hilarious, genre-merging fun! On one level an engrossing police procedural featuring cops and criminals of equal depth and dimension, juxtaposed with a riveting foray into the supernatural, featuring the thoughts and activities of an unforgettable cast of ghosts. Devoured this book; Callum McSorley meets Percival Everett!\"\u003cbr\u003e--Foday Mannah, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Search for Othella Savage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe new novel from Stephen Toman, the author of \u003ci\u003eMushroomhead \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBadwater, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSpace Planet \u003c\/i\u003eis a post-crime road novel, \u003ci\u003eIn Bruge \u003c\/i\u003emeets \u003ci\u003eThe Detectorists, \u003c\/i\u003e about masculinity, curiosity, austerity, and remembering that we live on a planet, in space.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Toman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798266627208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 182\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.42d","brand":"Stephen Toman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49173092860159,"sku":"9798266627208","price":12.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/space-planet-stephen-toman-9798266627208","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}