{"product_id":"the-bleeding-volume-1-paperback","title":"The Bleeding: Volume 1 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohana Gustawsson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Warriner\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eQueen of French Noir, Johana Gustawsson returns with a spell-binding, dazzlingly dark gothic thriller that swings from Belle ﾉpoque France to 21st-century Quebec, with an extraordinary mystery at its heart ... FIRST in a bewitching new series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**Shortlisted for the CWA Crime in Translation Dagger**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  A wonderfully dark, intricately woven historical thriller spanning three generations ... it will have you hooked from the very first page  \u003cb\u003eB A Paris\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  A gripping story of murder and black magic ...Gustawsson slowly weaves together three seemingly disparate strands of her narrative with a skill that shows why she is such an admired crime writer in her native France  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e BOOK OF THE MONTH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Intriguingly dark and vivid, and so cleverly told through three different time frames  \u003cb\u003eEssie Fox\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ________________ \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThree women\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThree eras\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne extraordinary mystery...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1899, Belle ﾉpoque Paris.\u003c\/b\u003e Lucienne's two daughters are believed dead when her mansion burns to the ground, but she is certain that her girls are still alive and embarks on a journey into the depths of the spiritualist community to find them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1949, Post-War Qu饕ec.\u003c\/b\u003e Teenager Lina's father has died in the French Resistance, and as she struggles to fit in at school, her mother introduces her to an elderly woman at the asylum where she works, changing Lina's life in the darkest way imaginable. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2002, Quebec.\u003c\/b\u003e A former schoolteacher is accused of brutally stabbing her husband - a famous university professor - to death. Detective Maxine Grant, who has recently lost her own husband and is parenting a teenager and a new baby single-handedly, takes on the investigation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Under enormous personal pressure, Maxine makes a series of macabre discoveries that link directly to historical cases involving black magic and murder, secret societies and spiritism ... and women at breaking point, who will stop at nothing to protect the ones they love... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e _________________ \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  This novel is a whirlpool that draws you irresistibly into levels of darkness so much deeper than you can possibly be ready for  \u003cb\u003eAmbrose Parry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  I found myself racing through the book, always wanting one more page, one more chapter. A wonderfully creepy, unsettling read, with a superb twist in its tail  \u003cb\u003eJames Oswald\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Gustawsson's writing is so vivid, it's electrifying. Utterly compelling  \u003cb\u003ePeter James\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  I was hooked from the first page - a stunning and beautifully written gothic thriller full of atmosphere, intrigue and delight  \u003cb\u003eAlexandra Benedict\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Brilliant ... the last chapters knocked me sideways, and it's a long time since that's happened  \u003cb\u003eLisa Hall\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  A dark world of elegance and grotesque ... mesmeric  \u003cb\u003eMatt Wesolowski\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Harrowing, compelling, haunting, vivid, twisty and shocking!   \u003cb\u003eNoelle Holten\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  A powerful page-turner  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLivres Hebdo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e***NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER IN FRANCE***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFOR FANS OF Laura Purcell, Stacey Halls, Bridget Collins, Anna Mazzola, Essie Fox, Ambrose Parry and Laura Shepherd-Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Johana Gustawsson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  A satisfying, full-fat mystery  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Assured telling of a complex story  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  A real page-turner, I loved it  \u003cb\u003eMartina Cole\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  A bold and intelligent read  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Utterly compelling  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWoman's Own\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Cleverly plotted, simply excellent  \u003cb\u003eRagnar Jasson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  A must-read  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Gritty, bone-chilling, and harrowing - it's not for the faint of heart, and not to be missed  \u003cb\u003eCrime by the Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  A relentless heart-stopping masterpiece  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Journal of Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e, \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Marseille, France, and with a degree in Political Science, \u003cb\u003eJohana Gustawsson\u003c\/b\u003e has worked as a journalist for the French and Spanish press and television. Her critically acclaimed Roy \u0026amp; Castells series, including \u003ci\u003eBlock 46, Keeper\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBlood Song\u003c\/i\u003e, has won the Plume d'Argent, Balai de la d馗ouverte, Balai d'Or and Prix Marseillais du Polar awards, and is now published in nineteen countries. A TV adaptation is currently underway in a French, Swedish and UK co-production. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Warriner\u003c\/b\u003e translates from French and nurtures a healthy passion for Franco, Nordic and British crime fiction. Growing up in deepest Yorkshire, he developed incurable Francophilia at an early age. Emerging from Oxford with a modern languages degree, he narrowly escaped the graduate rat race by hopping on a plane to Canada - and never looked back. More than a decade into a high-powered commercial translation career, he listened to his heart and turned his hand again to the delicate art of literary translation. David has lived in France and now calls beautifulBritish Columbia home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 7.84 x 5.16 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42696730181695,"sku":"9781914585272","price":20.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/da51a7cfa9b877955fcf3a277766a3d3.webp?v=1765007136","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-bleeding-volume-1-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}