{"product_id":"the-second-cut-hardcover","title":"The Second Cut - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLouise Welsh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Times: Crime Books of the Year (BOTY)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I doubt I'll read a better book this year' Val McDermid\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Compelling, immersive and brimming with life' Graeme Macrae Burnet\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAuctioneer Rilke has been trying to stay out of trouble, keeping his life more or less respectable. Business has been slow at Bowery Auctions, so when an old friend, Jojo, gives Rilke a tip-off for a house clearance, life seems to be looking up. The next day Jojo washes up dead. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJojo liked Grindr hook-ups and recreational drugs - is that the reason the police won't investigate? And if Rilke doesn't find out what happened to Jojo, who will? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrilling and atmospheric, \u003ci\u003eThe Second Cut\u003c\/i\u003e delves into the dark side of twenty-first century Glasgow. Twenty years on from his appearance in \u003ci\u003eThe Cutting Room\u003c\/i\u003e, Rilke is still walking a moral tightrope between good and bad, saint and sinner.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLouise Welsh\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning author of eight novels. \u003ci\u003eThe Cutting Room\u003c\/i\u003e, her debut novel, won the Crime Writers' Association John Creasey Dagger and the Saltire First Book of The Year Award. In 2018, she was awarded the Most Inspiring Saltire First Book Award winner by public vote. She is Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Glasgow, and lives in Glasgow. \u003cbr\u003e@louisewelsh00\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 8.7 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 03, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47252487340281,"sku":"9781838850869","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/MDJ6NEdEQ1V6V3pnZW5aNDB2cUJwdz09.webp?v=1768688715","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-second-cut-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}