{"product_id":"a-dark-matter-doug-johnstone","title":"A Dark Matter (Doug Johnstone)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThree generations of women from the Skelfs family take over the family funeral home and PI businesses in the first book of a taut, gripping page-turning and darkly funny new series.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e***Shortlisted for the McIlvanney Prize for Best Scottish Crime Book of the Year*** \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e***Shortlisted for the Amazon Publishing Capital Crime Awards***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'An engrossing and beautifully written tale that bears all the Doug Johnstone hallmarks in its warmth and darkly comic undertones' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eHerald Scotland\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Gripping and blackly humorous' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'I was addicted from the first page; gripping, gritty and darkly funny as hell' \u003cb\u003eErin Kelly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e '\u003ci\u003eA Dark Matter \u003c\/i\u003eshowcases a writer at the peak of his powers, except that with every book, Doug Johnstone just gets better' \u003cb\u003eVal McDermid\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e _________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Meet the Skelfs: well-known Edinburgh family, proprietors of a long-established funeral-home business, and private investigators...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When patriarch Jim dies, it's left to his wife Dorothy, daughter Jenny and granddaughter Hannah to take charge of both businesses, kicking off an unexpected series of events.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Dorothy discovers mysterious payments to another woman, suggesting that Jim wasn't the husband she thought he was. Hannah's best friend Mel has vanished from university, and the simple adultery case that Jenny takes on leads to something stranger and far darker than any of them could have imagined.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As the women struggle to come to terms with their grief, and the demands of the business threaten to overwhelm them, secrets from the past emerge, which change everything...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA compelling, tense and shocking thriller and a darkly funny and warm portrait of a family in turmoil, \u003ci\u003eA Dark Matter\u003c\/i\u003e introduces a cast of unforgettable characters, marking the start of an addictive new series.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e _________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A fiendish mystery that is also deeply moving and laced with suitably dark humour ... set to be one of the books of the year' \u003cb\u003eMark Billingham\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Emotionally complex, richly layered and darkly funny. An addictive blend of \u003ci\u003eCase Histories\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSix Feet Under\u003c\/i\u003e' \u003cb\u003eChris Brookmyre\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'This dark but touching thriller makes for a thoroughly enjoyable slice of Edinburgh noir' \u003cb\u003eMary Paulson-Ellis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'This enjoyable mystery is also a touching and often funny portrayal of grief, as the three tough but tender main characters pick up the pieces and carry on: more, please' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A tense ride ... strong, believable characters' \u003cb\u003eKerry Hudson, \u003ci\u003eBig Issue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'They are all wonderful characters: flawed, funny, brave - and well set up for a series. I wouldn't call him cosy, but there's warmth to Johnstone's writing' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eDoug Johnstone is the author of twelve novels, most recently The Great Silence, the third in the Skelfs series, which has been optioned for TV. In 2021,The Big Chill, the second in the series, was longlisted for the Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year. In 2020, A Dark Matter, the first in the series, was shortlisted for the McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Novel of the Year and the Capital Crime Amazon Publishing Independent Voice Book of the Year award. Black Hearts (Book four), will be published in 2022. Several of his books have been best sellers and award winners, and his work has been praised by the likes of Val McDermid, Irvine Welsh and Ian Rankin. He's taught creative writing and been writer in residence at various institutions, and has been an arts journalist for twenty years. Doug is a songwriter and musician with five albums and three EPs released, and he plays drums for the Fun Lovin' Crime Writers, a band of crime writers. He's also player-manager of the Scotland Writers Football Club. He lives in Edinburgh.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), Englisch, 300 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65880269783389,"sku":"K089392643","price":10.2,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/8939264300001A.jpg?v=1789014083","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/a-dark-matter-doug-johnstone","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}