{"product_id":"9781036705145","title":"Cold Open : A Scottish Crime Thriller","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Raymond, Andrew \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eCrime \u0026amp; mystery\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 5 June 2025 by Vinci Books in the United Kingdom as part of 'the DCI Lomond Crime Thrillers' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 224 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 130 x 19 | 196g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome cases should never be reopened…When the remains of a young woman are found at the construction site of the new Govan-Partick Bridge, it appears to close a twenty-year-old cold case from DCI John Lomond’s earliest days as a detective.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut a retired detective – Lomond’s former boss – has a controversial theory that cost him his career.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis was no isolated case.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd the truth involves dozens of other cold cases, and an extraordinary cover-up by some of the most powerful police and legal officials in the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the body count rising, Lomond and his team face a race against time to unmask a sadistic killer who’s been hiding in plain sight for decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his most raw and emotionally charged thriller so far, Andrew Raymond captures the voices of his beloved home city, and takes you into its hidden depths.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you like writers like JD Kirk, Ian Rankin, Val McDermid, and Stuart MacBride, this addictive thriller will have you gripped until its devastating final reveal.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55285659500919,"sku":"9781036705145","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9781036705145.jpg?v=1749133899","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9781036705145","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}