{"product_id":"the-woman-who-walked-into-the-sea","title":"Mark Douglas-Home: The Woman Who Walked into the Sea [2016] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe daughter who nobody wanted learns the truth about the mother she never knew. A page-turning, heart-breaking mystery 'full of surprises ... this is a classic whodunit' (Scotsman).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCal McGill is a unique investigator and oceanographer who uses his expertise to locate things - and sometimes people - lost or missing at sea.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis expertise could unravel the haunting mystery of why, twenty-six years ago on a remote Scottish beach, Megan Bates strode out into the cold ocean and let the waves wash her away.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMegan's daughter, Violet Wells, was abandoned as a baby on the steps of a local hospital just hours before the mother she never knew took her own life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs McGill is drawn into Violet's search for the truth, he encounters a coastal community divided by obsession and grief, and united only by a conviction that its secrets should stay buried...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Woman Who Walked into the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An always entertaining and gripping mystery ... Infinitely better written than the majority of its competitors' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eHerald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A classic whodunit. A mystery from the school of Ruth Rendell, and I can't imagine anyone who likes those not delighting in this'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eScotsman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Cal McGill is a triumph ... a wonderfully unique creation'\u003c\/b\u003e crimefictionlover.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Simply intoxicating'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Sea Detective\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Raises the bar for Scottish crime fiction ... elegantly written and compelling' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eScotsman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Promises to be a fine series of detective novels' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times Crime Book of the Month\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Excellent' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiterary Review - top five crime books of the year\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A compelling protagonist' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Douglas-Home, Mark","offers":[{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":48924193522003,"sku":"XV81405923583","price":5.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/douglas-home-mark-the-woman-who-walked-into-the-sea-xv81405923583-56905367716179.jpg?v=1728354197","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/the-woman-who-walked-into-the-sea","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}