{"product_id":"past-lying","title":"Past Lying","description":"\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e.cs3388614{text-align:left;margin:0pt 0pt 10pt 0pt;line-height:1.15;text-indent:0pt} .cs95B300B{11pt;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-style:normal;Calibri;}\u003c\/style\u003e\r\n\t\r\n\t\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003ePast Lying by Val McDermid is a razor-smart crime thriller that blends literary intrigue with the dogged satisfaction of a cold case finally being pushed back into the light. Set in atmospheric Edinburgh, it follows DCI Karen Pirie as a dead writer’s unfinished manuscript lands on her desk – and reads uncomfortably like a guide to a real disappearance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e \u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003eThe story circles an old case: a university student who vanished from her own doorstep, leaving behind questions no one has been able to settle. As Karen traces the manuscript’s origins and the people who had reasons to keep the past buried, the investigation tightens into a knot of grudge, misdirection and half-told truths.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e \u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003ePerfect for readers who love Scottish crime fiction, police procedurals with sharp character work, and mysteries where books, secrets and identity collide.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e \u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003eStep into Edinburgh’s shadows and see where the story really ends.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dear Village","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52798863769876,"sku":"9781408729090","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/6460\/0596\/files\/9781408729090_1.jpg?v=1783908900","url":"https:\/\/dearvillage.com.au\/products\/past-lying","provider":"Dear Village","version":"1.0","type":"link"}