{"product_id":"the-mash-house","title":"The Mash House","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn an isolated Scottish Highland village, a missing boy plunges a fractured community into a fermenting barrel of suspicion, malice and lies\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger 2022\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWelcome to Cullrothes, where the loch freezes in winter, the police are corrupt, and there is only one road in and out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAt its dark heart is Donald, a distillery owner using his single malt business as a front for a narcotics empire. When his son vanishes and a ruthless American investor circles his vulnerable business, his grip begins to unravel. Around him, other fractured lives collide: Innes hides a terrible truth from his deceitful girlfriend, Alice, while schoolgirl Jessie desperately plots her escape to the mainland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003eAs winter closes in, village residents are drawn into a claustrophobic web of parallel lives, distrust and malevolence. Will their lies catch up with them? \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt;\"\u003e‘A smart dissection of the darkness at the heart of an isolated community, a suspenseful and unsettling read’\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Herald\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt;\"\u003e‘A pitch-black, whip-smart tartan noir’ \u003cb\u003eClaire Askew, author of \u003ci\u003eAll the Hidden Truths\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt;\"\u003e‘Writing as pungent as a single malt’ \u003cb\u003eKirstin Innes, author of \u003ci\u003eScabby Queen \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt;\"\u003e‘A stunning debut with a plot rich in texture. The closely observed characters are both wicked and familiar’ \u003cb\u003eNatalie Fergie, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sewing Machine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ePaperback: 280pp\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ePublished: Wilton Square (May 2021) \u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eISBN: 9781789651195\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wilton Square","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54208731578695,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0920\/3784\/1223\/files\/TheMashHousescreenshot.jpg?v=1782149973","url":"https:\/\/wiltonsquarebooks.com\/products\/the-mash-house","provider":"Wilton Square","version":"1.0","type":"link"}