{"product_id":"because-she-looked-away-hardcover","title":"Because She Looked Away - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlison Bruce\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA powerful and absorbing story that stayed with me long after I'd finished reading. A writer at the top of her game'\u003c\/b\u003e Elly Griffiths \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of our most interesting crime writers'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e Daily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter the sudden death of her sister, devastated detective DS Ronnie Blake relocates to Cambridge to help her brother Alex raise their sister's young son, Noah. She reports for her first day but instead finds herself being questioned by a special investigations unit, nicknamed the DEAD Team. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a small group of six, led by DI Fenton, the once-successful DEAD team has a single outstanding case, Operation Byron, and the failure to resolve it threatens the unit's existence. Their most promising lead is an anonymous note linking three seemingly unconnected people: a convicted fraudster, a dead academic... and Ronnie's sister Jodie. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Ronnie is denied information about Operation Byron, she follows a lead slipped to her by Malachi, the youngest member of the team, and makes a discovery which links Operation Byron to a disturbing unsolved murder. She is rapidly drawn into an intricate web of deceit, buried secrets and tragedy and the discovery that her connection to Cambridge is far darker than she could ever have guessed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Alison Bruce\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlison Bruce always delivers. Her latest is tense, twisty, terrific'\u003c\/b\u003e Ian Rankin \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e' [Alison Bruce] has written a superior thriller, full of suppressed menace'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times Crime Club\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Unpredictable, challenging and compelling' \u003c\/b\u003eSophie Hannah \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Alison Bruce has long been one of the most adroit crime fiction practitioners in the UK\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Moment Before Impac\u003c\/i\u003et is . . . her most accomplished outing yet' \u003c\/b\u003eBarry Forshaw, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Time\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'As always, Bruce produces a rewarding read\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eThe Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eI Did It For Us\u003c\/i\u003e held me from the off. It's compelling, slickly plotted and brilliantly written'\u003c\/b\u003e Amanda Jennings\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Alison Bruce\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlison Bruce always delivers. Her latest is tense, twisty, terrific'\u003c\/b\u003e Ian Rankin \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e' [Alison Bruce] has written a superior thriller, full of suppressed menace'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times Crime Club\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA powerful and absorbing story that stayed with me long after I'd finished reading. A writer at the top of her game'\u003c\/b\u003e Elly Griffiths\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Unpredictable, challenging and compelling' \u003c\/b\u003eSophie Hannah \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Alison Bruce has long been one of the most adroit crime fiction practitioners in the UK\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Moment Before Impac\u003c\/i\u003et is . . . her most accomplished outing yet' \u003c\/b\u003eBarry Forshaw, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Time\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'As always, Bruce produces a rewarding read' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Times\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003ci\u003eI Did It For Us\u003c\/i\u003e held me from the off. It's compelling, slickly plotted and brilliantly written' \u003cb\u003eAmanda Jennings \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'One of our most interesting crime writers'\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaily Mail \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlison Bruce is fascinating. Her imagination is always unpredictable and her writing is challenging and compelling\u003c\/i\u003e - Sophie Hannah \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eI Did It For Us held me from the off. It's compelling, slickly plotted and brilliantly written\u003c\/i\u003e - Amanda Jennings\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlison Bruce\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of nine crime novels and two non-fiction titles. Her first novel, \u003ci\u003eCambridge Blue\u003c\/i\u003e (2008), was described by Publishers Weekly as an 'assured debut' and introduced both detective, DC Gary Goodhew, and her trademark Cambridge setting. She went on to write six further novels in the DC Goodhew series before writing the psychological thriller \u003ci\u003eI Did It for Us \u003c\/i\u003e(2018). Her latest novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Moment Before Impact\u003c\/i\u003e, is described by Ian Rankin as 'tense, twisty, terrific'\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlison was awarded a first in BSc (Hons) in Crime and Investigation at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge which included subject areas such as: crime scene investigation, policing practice, major investigations, mass fatality incidents, fire investigation, forensic pathology and forensic anthropology. This included practical skills such as: lifting fingermarks, bone identification, testing for bodily fluids and recovering trace evidence.\u003cbr\u003eAlison is currently working on the UK's largest policing professionalism contract which is delivering policing degrees to the Metropolitan Police and to 7 police forces including Cambridgeshire.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.29 x 6.22 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 04, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51773179101472,"sku":"9781472123909","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b9e011a4095d365b64e00e7b8fd3f510.webp?v=1780421292","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/because-she-looked-away-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}