{"product_id":"the-pike-jj-richards-9781919354910","title":"The Pike: A Lancashire Detective Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003eBook 2 of the DCI Walker Crime Thrillers (*can be read as a stand-alone).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn Amazon NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-------------------------------------------\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA party gone wrong?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOr a sickening group attack?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot everything is what it seems, and not everyone is who they appear to be.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA young girl is found dead at the Pike Tower on Winter Hill near Chorley and DCI Walker and the newly promoted DC Briggs are drafted in to investigate. But what they find extends far beyond the Rivington Pike. What seems like a party gone wrong, or a sickening group attack, transpires to be much more, and threatens not only the local community, but Walker and his team too.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter identifying who'd taken the deceased to the Pike, a cat and mouse chase ensues, taking them to Manchester and back. And when more women are attacked and left for dead, Walker gets reinforcements, turns it into a wide-scale manhunt. If they don't find the attacker soon, more women will almost certainly die.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Walker and his team don't have to look too far, and what they find is much darker than they could possibly have imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs it a sin if you are the victim?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFans of Ian Rankin, JD Kirk, 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 Pike is the second book in 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 1919354913\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781919354910\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\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.61d","brand":"Jj Richards","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49083797766399,"sku":"9781919354910","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-pike-jj-richards-9781919354910","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}