{"product_id":"the-yard-paperback-1","title":"The Yard - Paperback","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\u003eAlex Grecian\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs Jack the Ripper's reign of terror in London comes to an end, a new era of depravity sets the stage for the first gripping mystery featuring the detectives of Scotland Yard's Murder Squad. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"If Charles Dickens isn't somewhere clapping his hands for this one, Wilkie Collins surely is.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVictorian London--a violent cesspool of squalid sin. The twelve detectives of Scotland Yard's Murder Squad are expected to solve the thousands of crimes committed in the city each month. Formed after the Metropolitan Police's spectacular failure in capturing Jack the Ripper, they suffer the brunt of public contempt. But no one can anticipate the brutal murder of one of their own... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Scotland Yard Inspector has been found stuffed in a black steamer trunk at Euston Square Station, his eyes and mouth sewn shut. When Walter Day, the squad's new hire, is assigned to the case, he finds a strange ally in Dr. Bernard Kingsley, the Yard's first forensic pathologist. Their grim conclusion: this was not just a random, bizarre murder but in all probability, the first of twelve. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The squad itself it being targeted and the devious killer shows no signs of stopping. But Inspector Day has one more surprise, something even more shocking than the crimes: the murderer's motive.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlex Grecian\u003c\/b\u003e is the national bestselling author of the contemporary thriller \u003ci\u003eThe Saint of Wolves and Butchers, \u003c\/i\u003ethe novels of Scotland Yard's Murder Squad, including \u003ci\u003eThe Yard\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Black Country\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Devil's Workshop\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Harvest Man\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLost and Gone Forever\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the critically acclaimed graphic novels \u003ci\u003eProof\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRasputin\u003c\/i\u003e. Grecian lives in Kansas with his wife and son.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.98 x 5.96 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 02, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47227895283961,"sku":"9780425261279","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/M0pHRHRDYnZZRnZrVWhGaVBldEE5Zz09_f36a54bd-56bd-4412-bad0-2c39cdabdf30.webp?v=1768285725","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-yard-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}