{"product_id":"a-gift-before-dying","title":"Kempt Malcolm: A Gift Before Dying [2026]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Hypnotically good ' Lee Child\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the finest debuts of the year' Donald Ray Pollock\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A don't-miss-it debut'  Michael Koryta\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A gripping thriller' Ivy Pochoda\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e----------------------------------------------------\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD, CAN JUSTICE STILL BE FOUND?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter a botched high-profile murder investigation, Sergeant Elderick Cole is exiled to the remote, rugged landscape of Nunavut, a vast territory in the Arctic Circle known for its untamed beauty, frigid temperatures, and endless winter nights.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis bleak existence takes a sinister turn when he discovers the hanging body of Pitseolala, a troubled Inuit girl whom he had sworn to protect. Her death dredges up demons he thought he'd buried along with the scars of a fractured marriage and the aching divide between himself and his estranged daughter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Cole's life unravels - and with it, the fragile thread of his investigation - he turns to Pitseolala's younger brother, Maliktu, a fellow outsider. It's then that Cole uncovers what binds them: a singular mission to find her killer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAgainst fierce backlash, Cole's overriding desire to redeem just one aspect of his otherwise failed life becomes an obsession - and he's willing to break every rule in his unyielding pursuit of justice and the smallest shred of redemption.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e----------------------------------------------------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A haunting, immersive, moving story-told by an expert, with great authority and emotion'\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Thomas, Bram Stoker, Shirley Jackson, and Thriller Award finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'There's a river of warmth running under this icy, Arctic thriller, with a big bang of an ending you won't soon forget' \u003c\/b\u003eRene Denfeld\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Malcolm Kempt is a brave new author I'd follow anywhere . . . A Gift Before Dying, is ice-cold, yet it still managed to warm my heart by the end'\u003c\/b\u003e Eli Cranor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'[A] stunning debut . . . It's a knockout' \u003c\/b\u003ePublishers Weekly, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Malcolm Kempt","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":52740094820691,"sku":"9781399829755","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/malcolm-kempt-kempt-malcolm-a-gift-before-dying-2026-9781399829755-1215840214.jpg?v=1767911410","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/a-gift-before-dying","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}