{"product_id":"to-the-dogs-hardcover","title":"To the Dogs - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLouise Welsh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA darkly comic, gritty novel from the award-winning writer of \u003ci\u003eThe Cutting Room\u003c\/i\u003e, exploring organised crime, institutional corruption and moral compromise in Glasgow\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJim Brennan is flying high. Against all odds, he is a big man at the university, tipped for the head job and an office at the top of the ivory tower. He has a beautiful, accomplished wife and two healthy children. Jim drives an Audi, and his dog is a pedigree bichon frise. Not bad for the son of a hardman who grew up in a room and kitchen. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut for every person who's watched his progress and wanted to hitch a lift, there's someone else desperate to drag him back down. When his son Elliot is arrested on drugs charges, Jim is approached by men he thought he had left safely in his past. Their demands threaten his family, students and reputation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the pressure mounts, Jim discovers he is more like his father than he thought. The question is, how far will Professor Jim Brennan go to save the life he built?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLouise Welsh\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning author of ten novels. \u003ci\u003eThe Cutting Room\u003c\/i\u003e, her debut novel, won the Crime Writers' Association John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger Award and the Saltire First Book of The Year Award. In 2018, she was named the Most Inspiring Saltire First Book Award winner by public vote. She is Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Glasgow. In 2022 she published \u003ci\u003eThe Second Cut\u003c\/i\u003e, which was shortlisted for the Bloody Scotland McIlvanney Prize for Crime Book of the Year and named by \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e as their Crime Book of the Year. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e@louisewelsh00\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.6 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 05, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763863814432,"sku":"9781838859817","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c2436ef12c55f3aa8128823b6be2f8d5.webp?v=1780240544","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/to-the-dogs-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}