{"product_id":"erasing-memory-9781487003296","title":"Erasing Memory","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe heart-pounding first installment of the MacNeice Mysteries, featuring a sophisticated detective solving the horrific murder of a beautiful young violinist  perfect for fans of Peter Robinson's Alan Banks series.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetective Superintendent MacNeice is returning from a pilgrimage to his wife's grave when he's called to a crime scene of singular and disturbing beauty. A young woman in evening dress lies gracefully posed on the floor of a pristine summer cottage so that the finger of one hand regularly interrupts the needle arm of a phonograph playing Schubert's \u003ci\u003ePiano Trio\u003c\/i\u003e. The only visible mark on her is the bruise under her chin, which MacNeice recognizes: it is the mark that distinguishes dedicated violinists, the same mark that once graced his wife. The murder is both ingenious and horrific, and soon entangles MacNeice and his team in Eastern Europe's ancient grievances\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[An] impressive debut . . . Superb writing, complex and highly likable characters, and the occasional delicious burst of violence definitely make the next books in this series worth watching for. * Publisher's Weekly *\u003cbr\u003eThis series will be a real winner. -- Margaret Cannon * Globe and Mail *\u003cbr\u003eNot since P. D. James’s Adam Dalgliesh has there been a police inspector as sophisticated as MacNeice. * Toronto Star *\u003cbr\u003eThe reader is . . . compelled to go on, in part because that killer, if not a superior, twisted mind, is a first-class jerk and we love to see such people get their comeuppance. * National Post *","brand":"House of Anansi Press Ltd ,Canada","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48885841953111,"sku":"9781487003296","price":11.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/erasing-memory-9781487003296","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}