{"product_id":"a-gift-before-dying-malcolm-kempt-9781399829755","title":"A Gift Before Dying","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Hypnotically good ' Lee Child\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A stunning debut' Daily Mail\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A life-affirming read' Daily Express\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A gritty debut thriller' Irish Independent\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'One of the finest debuts of the year' Donald Ray Pollock\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Rich in atmosphere and relentlessly suspenseful' Michael Koryta\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e----------------------------------------------------\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD, CAN JUSTICE STILL BE FOUND?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAfter a botched high-profile murder investigation, Sergeant Elderick Cole is exiled to the remote, rugged landscape of Nunavut, a vast territory in the Arctic Circle known for its untamed beauty, frigid temperatures, and endless winter nights.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHis bleak existence takes a sinister turn when he discovers the hanging body of Pitseolala, a troubled Inuit girl whom he had sworn to protect. Her death dredges up demons he thought he'd buried along with the scars of a fractured marriage and the aching divide between himself and his estranged daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs Cole's life unravels - and with it, the fragile thread of his investigation - he turns to Pitseolala's younger brother, Maliktu, a fellow outsider. It's then that Cole uncovers what binds them: a singular mission to find her killer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAgainst fierce backlash, Cole's overriding desire to redeem just one aspect of his otherwise failed life becomes an obsession - and he's willing to break every rule in his unyielding pursuit of justice and the smallest shred of redemption.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e----------------------------------------------------\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A haunting, immersive, moving story-told by an expert, with great authority and emotion' Richard Thomas, Bram Stoker, Shirley Jackson, and Thriller Award finalist\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'There's a river of warmth running under this icy, Arctic thriller, with a big bang of an ending you won't soon forget' Rene Denfeld\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'[A] stunning debut . . . It's a knockout' Publishers Weekly, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Malcolm Kempt","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":48407834132723,"sku":"9781399829755","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/files\/9781399829755.jpg?v=1771700189","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/a-gift-before-dying-malcolm-kempt-9781399829755","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}