{"product_id":"the-binding-song-9781473642171","title":"The Binding Song","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eA chilling debut for fans of Mo Hayder and Sharon Bolton.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003e \u003cb\u003eWelcome to HMP Halvergate.\u003cbr\u003eIf you''re lucky, you''ll get to leave.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDr Janet Palmer was glad to take a new job as lead psychologist at a remote Norfolk prison. She may live to regret it...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe staff are hostile, violence can break out at any time, no one will tell her what happened to her predecessor, and there are rumours of an eyeless woman stalking the corridors, driving the prisoners to suicide. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJanet is determined to find answers. But the deeper she digs, the more she realises: something is rotten in Halvergate. And it''s nothing as simple as ghosts . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA\u003cb\u003e splendidly unsettling\u003c\/b\u003e debut - a chilling mystery to be read with the lights on and your back to the wall. -- John Connolly, author of the Charlie Parker series\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003ewonderful \u003c\/b\u003enew arrival in the 'Norfolk Noir' genre, this \u003cb\u003edeliciously gripping\u003c\/b\u003e novel casts the familiar setting of Norwich and its surroundings in \u003cb\u003ea grim and haunting new light\u003c\/b\u003e. -- Sarah Perry, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Essex Serpent\u003cbr\u003eA glut of troubled souls, an eerie, atmospheric setting. Elodie Harper knows how to write \u003cb\u003ea damn good horror story\u003c\/b\u003e. -- Ali Land, author of \u003ci\u003eGood Me, Bad Me\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI was completely engrossed. A\u003cb\u003e sinister, creepy read \u003c\/b\u003ethat leaves the reader questioning everyone and trusting no-one. -- Debbie Howells, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Bones of You\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSatisfying and thought-provoking\u003c\/b\u003e in equal measure, and it stays in the mind long after the final page is turned. Harper, as Mr King so astutely realised, is \u003cb\u003edefinitely one to watch\u003c\/b\u003e. * i Paper *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrilliant.\u003c\/b\u003e I had shivers. -- Jenny Blackhurst, author of \u003ci\u003eBefore I Let You In\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe evocation of place is first class...\u003cb\u003ewonderfully paced\u003c\/b\u003e, the tension ratchets up to a very satisfying ending. \u003cb\u003eA thoroughly enjoyable read\u003c\/b\u003e. -- James Oswald, author of the Inspector McLean series\u003cbr\u003eElodie Harper's first novel, set in HMP Halvergate, has become all the more possible, given what else has been going on beyond our prison walls. Plotting, pace and writing render \u003ci\u003eThe Binding Song\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003ea must read.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Jon Snow\u003cbr\u003eOne of the most \u003cb\u003echilling, atmospheric\u003c\/b\u003e debuts I've read. It was \u003cb\u003eso compelling\u003c\/b\u003e and creepy my heart beat with fear at times. -- Claire Douglas, author of \u003ci\u003eLocal Girl Missing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCreepy from the word go, \u003cb\u003eutterly compelling and hauntingly tragic\u003c\/b\u003e - but I'll warn you now - you might have to sleep with the lights on. -- SJI Holliday, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Damselfly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBreathtakingly atmospheric and chilling -- Claire McGowan, author of \u003ci\u003eA Savage Hunger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeliciously creepy. \u003ci\u003eThe Binding Song\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ea nerve-jangling trea\u003c\/b\u003et for fans of Mo Hayder or Stephen King. -- Mark Edwards\u003cbr\u003eEerie, atmospheric, dark, gripping. Hints of Susan Hill and Stephen King. Superb. -- Will Dean, author of \u003ci\u003eDark Pines\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739524247895,"sku":"9781473642171","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781473642171.jpg?v=1720052486","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-binding-song-9781473642171","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}