{"product_id":"9781801107723","title":"The Patient","description":"\u003cp\u003e'A perfect detective for our time' Stephen Fry \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNo fingerprints. No weapon. No witnesses. Can DS Cross prove it was murder?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE DETECTIVE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDS George Cross doesn't rely on guesswork and he has no time for false assumptions. He is a detective who goes off the evidence in front of him, not 'hunches' or 'gut feelings'. He does not know what these are.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE CLOSED CASE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen a young woman is found dead, the Bristol Crime Unit is quick to rule it a suicide as the woman had a long history of drug abuse. But her mother is convinced it was murder, saying that her daughter had been clean for years and had been making strides in a new therapy programme.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE ANSWER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs an outsider himself, DS Cross is drawn to cases involving the voiceless and dispossessed and, here, the evidence states that this woman was murdered – Cross just has to prove it. But under pressure from his boss to shut down the case, and with numerous potential suspects, time is rapidly running out to get the answers that this grieving family deserve.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for fans of M.W. Craven, Peter James and Joy Ellis, \u003ci\u003eThe Patient\u003c\/i\u003e is part of the DS George Cross thriller series, which can be read in any order.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy readers love George Cross . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A British detective for the 21st century who will be hard to forget' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'A compelling, suspenseful police procedural with an intimate, positive insight into living on the autistic spectrum' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWoman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'Truly wonderful . . . well-developed characters and an absolute star in George Cross!' \u003cb\u003eReader Review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'An entirely different type of detective in DS Cross' \u003cb\u003eReader Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tim Sullivan","offers":[{"title":"Hardback With dust jacket","offer_id":43756945735840,"sku":"9781801107723","price":12.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/8637\/5072\/files\/BNCImageAPI_cae226f5-fbdf-4f3a-8f4a-c6e3327a5386.jpg?v=1706076363","url":"https:\/\/rivendell-books.com\/products\/9781801107723","provider":"Rivendell Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}