{"product_id":"the-icehouse-jj-richards-9781919354903","title":"The Icehouse: A Lancashire Detective Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Murderer on the Loose.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Detective Haunted by the Past.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Race Against Time.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDCI Jonathan Walker is a senior detective for the Lancashire Constabulary in North West England. He's haunted by events of the past and hell bent on redemption, if he can stay healthy for long enough that is.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter a body turns up in the sleepy village of Rufford, Walker returns from his leave of absence early, his experience deemed crucial for the case. But when it transpires the crime may be linked to a decades old cold case involving the murder of his sister, the crime becomes personal: he needs this-for his wife and kids, to make amends for past mistakes, and for the current victim-but he must toe the line if he isn't to be thrown off the case.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen more people start to go missing and bodies turn up with the same bizarre signature, Walker and his team realise they have a serial killer on their hands. But time is running out if they want to save more people from dying, and one in particular, and Walker has to consider breaking the law himself to make things right, once and for all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFans of Ian Rankin, Ann Cleeves, Matt Brolly, Patricia Gibney, and Michael Connelly will love this!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Icehouse is the stunning debut police procedural crime thriller from JJ Richards.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jj Richards\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1919354905\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781919354903\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simulacrum Press Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/10\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.69d","brand":"Jj Richards","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47761292984575,"sku":"9781919354903","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7fd522df-75f3-4487-8225-f2fa84a54534.jpg?v=1765514921","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-icehouse-jj-richards-9781919354903","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}