{"product_id":"bxoscp-the-bleeding-9781914585272","title":"The Bleeding","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eQueen of French Noir, Johana Gustawsson returns with a spell-binding, dazzlingly dark gothic thriller that swings from Belle Époque France to 21st-century Quebec, with an extraordinary mystery at its heart … FIRST in a bewitching new series\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e**Shortlisted for the CWA Crime in Translation Dagger**\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e`A wonderfully dark, intricately woven historical thriller spanning three generations … it will have you hooked from the very first page' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eB A Paris\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e`A gripping story of murder and black magic …Gustawsson slowly weaves together three seemingly disparate strands of her narrative with a skill that shows why she is such an admired crime writer in her native France´ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Times \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBOOK OF THE MONTH\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e`Intriguingly dark and vivid, and so cleverly told through three different time frames´ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eEssie Fox\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e________________\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThree women\u003cbr\u003eThree eras\u003cbr\u003eOne extraordinary mystery…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e1899, Belle Époque Paris.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Lucienne’s two daughters are believed dead when her mansion burns to the ground, but she is certain that her girls are still alive and embarks on a journey into the depths of the spiritualist community to find them.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e1949, Post-War Québec.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Teenager Lina’s father has died in the French Resistance, and as she struggles to fit in at school, her mother introduces her to an elderly woman at the asylum where she works, changing Lina’s life in the darkest way imaginable.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e2002, Quebec.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e A former schoolteacher is accused of brutally stabbing her husband – a famous university professor – to death. Detective Maxine Grant, who has recently lost her own husband and is parenting a teenager and a new baby single-handedly, takes on the investigation.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eUnder enormous personal pressure, Maxine makes a series of macabre discoveries that link directly to historical cases involving black magic and murder, secret societies and spiritism … and women at breaking point, who will stop at nothing to protect the ones they love…\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e_________________\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e`This novel is a whirlpool that draws you irresistibly into levels of darkness so much deeper than you can possibly be ready for´ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAmbrose Parry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e`I found myself racing through the book, always wanting one more page, one more chapter. A wonderfully creepy, unsettling read, with a superb twist in its tail´ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eJames Oswald\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e`Gustawsson’s writing is so vivid, it’s electrifying. Utterly compelling´ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePeter James\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e`I was hooked from the first page – a stunning and beautifully written gothic thriller full of atmosphere, intrigue and delight´ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAlexandra Benedict\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e`Brilliant … the last chapters knocked me sideways, and it’s a long time since that’s happened´ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLisa Hall\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e`A dark world of elegance and grotesque … mesmeric´ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eMatt Wesolowski\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e`Harrowing, compelling, haunting, vivid, twisty and shocking! ´ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eNoelle Holten\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e`A powerful page-turner´ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eLivres Hebdo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e***NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER IN FRANCE***\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFOR FANS OF Laura Purcell, Stacey Halls, Bridget Collins, Anna Mazzola, Essie Fox,  Ambrose Parry and Laura Shepherd-Robinson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePraise for Johana Gustawsson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e`A satisfying, full-fat mystery´ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e`Assured telling of a complex story´ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e`A real page-turner, I loved it´ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eMartina Cole\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e`A bold and intelligent read´ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eGuardian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e`Utterly compelling´ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eWoman’s Own\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e`Cleverly plotted, simply excellent´ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eRagnar Jónasson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e`A must-read´ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e`Gritty, bone-chilling, and harrowing – it’s not for the faint of heart, and not to be missed´ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eCrime by the Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e`A relentless heart-stopping masterpiece´ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Journal of Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orenda Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43601389125838,"sku":"9781914585272","price":21.9,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/0883\/2974\/files\/9781914585272_a.png?v=1784537781","url":"https:\/\/www.bookxcess.com\/products\/bxoscp-the-bleeding-9781914585272","provider":"BookXcess","version":"1.0","type":"link"}