{"product_id":"ritual-9780553820430","title":"Ritual","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Mo Hayder\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bantam\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bantam\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Thrillers - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFans of Stephen King, Stuart MacBride and Karin Slaughter will devour this dark and disturbing thriller from bestselling and prize-winning author Mo Hayder. Expertly weaving ancient rites with modern forensics, it draws you in and paints a picture so vivid and compelling in the mind, you'll be hooked from page one... \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Intensely enthralling' - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Expect plenty of blood, gore and black magic' -- \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDAILY MIRROR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A vivid and thorough exploration of the clash between ancient superstition and modern science, with plenty of thrills and chills along the way' - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Really can recommend and I'm not one for giving the story away so try it yourself and you won't be disappointed!' -- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I couldn't put it down and finished it in a week' -- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fantastic and thrilling' -- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Darkly enthralling, was hooked in' -- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e********************************************************************************************\u003cbr\u003eJust after lunch on a Tuesday in April, nine feet under water, police diver \u003cb\u003eFlea Marley\u003c\/b\u003e closes her gloved fingers around \u003cb\u003ea human hand\u003c\/b\u003e. The fact that there's no body attached is disturbing enough. Yet more disturbing is the discovery, a day later, of \u003cb\u003ethe matching hand\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBoth have been recently amputated, and the indications are that the victim was still alive when they were removed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eDI Jack Caffery\u003c\/b\u003e has been newly seconded to \u003cb\u003ethe Major Crime Investigation Unit\u003c\/b\u003e in \u003cb\u003eBristol\u003c\/b\u003e. He and Flea soon establish that the hands belong to \u003cb\u003ea boy\u003c\/b\u003e who has recently disappeared. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Their search for him - and for his abductor - lead them into the darkest recesses of Bristol's underworld, where drug addiction is rife, where street-kids sell themselves for a hit, and where an ancient evil lurks; \u003cb\u003ean evil that feeds off the blood - and flesh - of others ...\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Bantam","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45086106091671,"sku":"9780553820430","price":630.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780553820430.webp?v=1767638732","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/ritual-9780553820430","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}