{"product_id":"a-cry-from-the-dark-paperback","title":"A Cry from the Dark - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Barnard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaster of mystery Robert Barnard, internationally acclaimed for his suspenseful, witty literary gems, cleverly mixes past and present in \u003ci\u003eA Cry from the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e, an intriguing tour de force sweeping from 1930s Australia to contemporary London.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBettina Whitelaw has come a long way from her childhood in the little outback town of Bundaroo, Australia. Many years have passed, a lifetime really, but she's never forgotten what happened there on the evening that changed her life forever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow could she forget the school dance, her taunting classmates, dancing with the strange but brilliant English boy, Hughie Naismyth? How could she forget what happened next, when, overheated and exhilarated by the music and the moment, she wandered off alone into a secluded, wooded area? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow a renowned, elderly author living in London's elegant Holland Park, Bettina faces a flood of memories as she works on her memoirs, even though her focus is more on the frightening things that are happening today. Someone has recently entered her home and gone through her desk. The intruder is clearly not an ordinary burglar. It must be someone she knows. She's been a little lax in handing out keys, so the suspects are many -- her nephew, Mark; her agent, Clare; her friends, Peter or Katie. Or it could be someone else. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat does Bettina possess that this person would want to steal? A puzzle that at first seems mildly disturbing soon turns deadly serious. Someone is willing to kill -- but why? Does the answer rest in Bundaroo or nearer to home? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Cry from the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e shows us vintage Robert Barnard as he slyly lays the clues that lead to his trademark surprise -- and poignant -- ending.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51780254728480,"sku":"9781416569633","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/fd6360eb688807b9b6e5f23557cabfab.webp?v=1780525480","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-cry-from-the-dark-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}