{"product_id":"the-first-cut-9780060735357","title":"The First Cut","description":"\u003cp\u003ePublished in the UK as \u003cem\u003eCaedmon's Song\u003c\/em\u003e, this is a gripping standalone thriller from \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Peter Robinson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn a balmy June night, Kirsten, a young university student, is strolling home through a silent moonlit park when she is viciously attacked.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen she awakens in the hospital, she has no recollection of that brutal night. But then slowly, painfully, details reveal themselves--dreams of two figures, one white and one black, hovering over her; snatches of a strange and haunting song; the unfamiliar texture of a rough and deadly hand . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn another part of the country, Martha Browne arrives in a Yorkshire seaside town, posing as an author doing research for a book. But her research is of a particularly macabre variety. Who is she hunting with such deadly determination? And why?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe First Cut\u003c\/em\u003e is a vivid and compelling psychological thriller, from the author of the critically acclaimed Inspector Banks series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobinson, Peter:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eOne of the world's most popular and acclaimed writers, Peter Robinson is the best-selling, award-winning author of the DCI Banks series; he has also written two short-story collections and three stand-alone novels, which combined have sold more than ten million copies around the world. Among his many honors and prizes are the Edgar Award, the CWA (UK) Dagger in the Library Award, and the Swedish Crime Writers' Academy Martin Beck Award.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50513701503250,"sku":"9780060735357","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_feac84d6-7f21-4db1-9db3-8823e9925a53.jpg?v=1730965668","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-first-cut-9780060735357","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}