{"product_id":"the-skeleton-road-a-karen-pirie-novel-paperback","title":"The Skeleton Road: A Karen Pirie Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVal McDermid\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Edinburgh detective encounters skeletal remains that may be connected to the brutal Balkan Wars of the 1990s in this \"tightly paced mystery\" (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the center of historic Edinburgh, Scotland, builders are preparing to demolish a disused Victorian Gothic building. They are understandably surprised to find skeletal remains hidden in a high pinnacle that hasn't been touched by maintenance for years. Who do the bones belong to, and how did they get there? Could the eccentric British pastime of free climbing the outside of buildings play a role? Enter cold case detective Karen Pirie, who gets to work trying to establish the corpse's identity. And when it turns out the bones may be from as far away as former Yugoslavia, Karen will need to dig deeper than she ever imagined into the tragic history of the Balkans: to war crimes and their consequences, and ultimately to the notion of what justice is and who serves it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"McDermid melds the political thriller with the police procedural for an intense novel.\"-\u003ci\u003eAssociated Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVal McDermid's\u003c\/b\u003e bestselling novels have won the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Year Award, and the Crime Writers' Association's Gold Dagger and Cartier Diamond Award for outstanding achievement. The Karen Pirie novels have been adapted into an Edgar Award-nominated ITV\/BritBox show. She is also a five-time finalist for the Edgar Award, including Fact Crime nominee \u003ci\u003eForensics \u003c\/i\u003eand most recently the Sue Grafton Memorial Award nominee \u003ci\u003ePast Lying\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Scotland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 423\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 08, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52867707142368,"sku":"9780802124210","price":21.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/eK18siIbio9780802124210.webp?v=1781271839","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-skeleton-road-a-karen-pirie-novel-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}