{"product_id":"the-sudden-arrival-of-violence-9780316337328","title":"The Sudden Arrival of Violence","description":"\u003cb\u003eTravel into the dark underworld of Glasgow, Scotland, in the suspenseful, award-winning organized-crime thriller series that the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e calls habit-forming.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Hit man Calum MacLean has finally had enough of killing. And he's planning an unprecedented escape just as his employers need him the most -- Glasgow's biggest criminal organizations are gearing up for a final, fatal confrontation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The panic over Calum's abrupt disappearance may finally give Detective Michael Fisher the chance he needs to close the case of a lifetime. But first, he must track down a man who has become a master at staying in the shadows. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDon't pick up a Mackay book unless you've got spare time. They're habit-forming. -- Janet Maslin, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e It's been a long time since so many pages went by so fast . . . Mackay is a natural storyteller [with] a voice to which we're happy to surrender. Surprisingly rewarding . . . a thriller trilogy that thrills. -- Dennis Drabelle, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Bracing . . . remarkable. -- Adam Woog, \u003ci\u003eSeattle Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMalcolm Mackay\u003c\/b\u003e's Glasgow Trilogy has been nominated for several international prizes. \u003ci\u003eThe Necessary Death of Lewis Winter\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for the Edgar Awards' Best Paperback Original, the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger, and the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award. \u003ci\u003eHow a Gunman Says Goodbye\u003c\/i\u003e won the Deanston Scottish Crime Book of the Year Award. Mackay was born in Stornoway on Scotland's Isle of Lewis, where he still lives.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Mulholland Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50503246545170,"sku":"9780316337328","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fa7ec5b0-5176-4378-b25f-08a2b435ab1f.jpg?v=1730786164","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-sudden-arrival-of-violence-9780316337328","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}