{"product_id":"bloody-scotland-9781643131528","title":"Bloody Scotland","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScotland has often been depicted as a land of haunting, misty moors, and literary genius. But Scotland has also been a place of brutal crime, terrifying murder, child abuse, and bank robbery. Crime can strike anywhere. From the southern border to the Northern Isles, suspicion and suspense are never far away. Edinburgh, with its reputation for civility and elegance, has often been the scene of savagery; the dark streets of industrial Glasgow and Dundee have protected thieves and muggers, while the villages of coast and countryside hide murderous men and wild women.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom murder in a Hebridean blackhouse and a macabre tale of revenge among the furious clamour of an eighteenth century mill, to a dark psychological thriller set within the tourist throng of Edinburgh Castle and an 'urbex' rivalry turning fatal in the concrete galleries of an abandoned modernist ruin, this collection uncovers the intimate--and deadly--connections between people and places.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrepare for a dangerous journey into the dark shadows of our nation's architecture--where passion, fury, desire, and death collide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrawford, James:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eJames Crawford\u003c\/b\u003e is Publisher at Historic Environment Scotland, the lead heritage organization that cares for over three hundred historic properties and holds Scotland's national collection of archaeology and architecture. He is the Chair of Publishing Scotland and the author of \u003ci\u003eFallen Glory: The Lives and Deaths of History's Greatest Lost Buildings\u003c\/i\u003e (Picador). He lives in Edinburgh.","brand":"Pegasus Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50362241417490,"sku":"9781643131528","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_867cfda1-1af8-43d6-97c2-ab4b2c15c73e.jpg?v=1728380727","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/bloody-scotland-9781643131528","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}