{"title":"Books by Colin Falconer","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781472128041","title":"Innocence Dies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eripping with authenticity.\u003c\/b\u003e Packed full of characters you genuinely care about . . . I didn't read the last few chapters, I \u003ci\u003edevoured\u003c\/i\u003e them. \u003cb\u003eAn absolute triumph\u003c\/b\u003e' M. W. CRAVEN\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHe loves surprises. But not this one. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA schoolgirl is found dead in a park in North London and DI Charlie George is not short of suspects - is it her stepfather? Is it a sex crime? Is it race-related?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharlie finally thinks he has it sorted, with his killer bang to rights. 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CRAVEN\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost acts of violence are pretty random. But murdering someone and impaling their head on the railing outside the Royal Courts of Justice... that takes planning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e And when the pathologist finds a page from a book rammed down the dead man's throat, DI Charlie George thinks it's safe to assume that someone, somewhere, wants to send a message.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But people who have the resources to plan a murder like that also have the smarts not to get caught. So Charlie knows he has a problem.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Whoever the killer is, he doesn't think they've finished handing out their version of justice just yet. He just wishes he could summon the enthusiasm to stop them. 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The brutal murder could not be further from their routine of domestic violence and stabbings on the estates. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd that's only the beginning . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn Christmas Eve, a police officer goes missing and his colleagues can't help but anticipate the worst. It turns out they're right to when eventually the body is found and they discover he's been stoned to death. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs tensions rise, it's up to Charlie and his team to venture into the city's cold underbelly to try and find an answer to the madness . . . before anyone else dies a martyr's death.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePraise for Colin Falconer:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Dripping with authenticity. Packed full of characters you genuinely care about . . . An absolute triumph' \u003c\/b\u003eM. W. Craven\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eThis one doesn't disappoint!\u003c\/b\u003e' 5 stars, Netgalley reader\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Once you read [a] Colin Falconer [book], \u003cb\u003eyou'll want to read everything he's ever written\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eCrystal Book Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Falconer's grasp of period and places is almost\u003cb\u003e flawless\u003c\/b\u003e ... He's \u003cb\u003emy kind of writer\u003c\/b\u003e' Peter Corris, \u003ci\u003eThe Australian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eIt held my attention from start to finish\u003c\/b\u003e . . . I have \u003cb\u003eno hesitation in recommending\u003c\/b\u003e' 4 stars, Netgalley reader\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Falconer demonstrates \u003cb\u003eexceptional characterisation\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eBookgeeks\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A \u003cb\u003ecompelling\u003c\/b\u003e piece of crime fiction . . . 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