{"product_id":"cold-in-the-earth-9780340838556","title":"Cold in the Earth","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAtmospheric and suspenseful classic crime introducing a strong new protagonist to delight readers of Ian Rankin and Peter Robinson.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTempleton has wit, a strong narrative sense and a dab hand with atmospherics * Literary Review on Last Act of All *\u003cbr\u003eTempleton has wit, a strong narrative sense and a dab hand with atmospherics * Literary Review on Last Act of All *\u003cbr\u003eDetective Inspector Marjory Fleming, a resolute Scot, is Aline Templeton's new detective for whom a series is planned. A long-hidden body is discovered in an area isolated during a foot-and-mouth epidemic.The remote rural Scottish background, a blizzard, a feuding farming family with secrets - all these combine to make this novel a compelling read. * Margaret Yorke *\u003cbr\u003eDetective Inspector Marjory Fleming, a resolute Scot, is Aline Templeton's new detective for whom a series is planned. A long-hidden body is discovered in an area isolated during a foot-and-mouth epidemic.The remote rural Scottish background, a blizzard, a feuding farming family with secrets - all these combine to make this novel a compelling read. * Margaret Yorke *\u003cbr\u003eAline Templeton has been producing quietly intelligent, carefully plotted thrillers for years. Templeton creates a tight, convincing band of characters and has the ability to spin her story beyond immediate events to paint a picture of a small rural community in crisis. She is good at managing her plot and revealing details slowly. She has demonstrated that, just when we thought Scotland was saturated with detectives, a strong woman can elbow her way in and find a unique niche. * \u003ci\u003eScotsman\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eDetective Inspector Marjory Fleming, a resolute Scot, is Aline Templeton's new detective for whom a series is planned. A long-hidden body is discovered in an area isolated during a foot-and-mouth epidemic.The remote rural Scottish background, a blizzard, a feuding farming family with secrets - all these combine to make this novel a compelling read. * Margaret Yorke *\u003cbr\u003eAline Templeton anatomises a rural community, provides a contemporary gothic frisson and introduces a strong and sympathetic series character. The result is an unalloyed pleasure - an intelligent, character-driven crime novel. * Andrew Taylor *\u003cbr\u003eA compelling read * Margaret Yorke *\u003cbr\u003eAn unalloyed pleasure - an intelligent, character-driven crime novel. * Andrew Taylor *\u003cbr\u003eTempleton has wit, a strong narrative sense and a dab hand with atmospherics * \u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e on LAST ACT OF ALL *\u003cbr\u003eThis astringent tale of psychological suspense set in a remote Welsh valley uses the landscape with an almost visionary splendour * \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e on NIGHT AND SILENCE *\u003cbr\u003eTempleton crafts a nifty plot amid the dour and inward-looking denizens of a Fenland village * \u003ci\u003eScotsman\u003c\/i\u003e on LAST ACT OF ALL *\u003cbr\u003eAline Templeton has a wondrously deft, unpretentiously beautiful style, full of good things * \u003ci\u003eHampstead \u0026amp; Highgate Express\u003c\/i\u003e on THE TRUMPET *\u003cbr\u003eA finely written and strongly characterised novel * \u003ci\u003eOxford Times\u003c\/i\u003e on PAST PRAYING FOR *\u003cbr\u003eThis astringent tale of psychological suspense set in a remote Welsh valley uses the landscape with an almost visionary splendour * \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e on NIGHT AND SILENCE *\u003cbr\u003eAline Templeton has a wondrously deft, unpretentiously beautiful style, full of good things * \u003ci\u003eHampstead \u0026amp; Highgate Express\u003c\/i\u003e on THE TRUMPET *\u003cbr\u003eA thoroughly gripping read, taut, well-constructed, sound and erudite * Margaret Yorke on PAST PRAYING FOR *\u003cbr\u003eTempleton has wit, a strong narrative sense and a dab hand with atmospherics * \u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e on LAST ACT OF ALL *\u003cbr\u003eTempleton crafts a nifty plot amid the dour and inward-looking denizens of a Fenland village * \u003ci\u003eScotsman\u003c\/i\u003e on LAST ACT OF ALL *","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733615358295,"sku":"9780340838556","price":12.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/cold-in-the-earth-9780340838556","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}