{"product_id":"the-impossible-thing-hardcover","title":"The Impossible Thing - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBelinda Bauer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A solid gold, suspenseful, immersive and intriguing story.\"--Lee Child\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"One of the most enjoyable novels I've read in ages . . . utterly distinctive and totally addictive.\"--Paula Hawkins\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The gift of \u003ci\u003eThe Impossible Thing\u003c\/i\u003e is the pure joy of reading.\"--Val McDermid\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the exceptionally original mind of CWA Gold Dagger Award winner and Booker longlisted author Belinda Bauer, a sweeping tale of obsession, greed, ambition, and a crime that has remained unsolved for a hundred years\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow do you find something that doesn't exist?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1926. On the cliffs of Yorkshire, men are lowered on ropes to steal the eggs of the sea birds who nest there. The most beautiful are sold for large sums. A small girl--penniless and neglected by her family--retrieves one such treasure. Its discovery will forever alter the course of her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA century later. In a remote cottage in Wales, Patrick Fort finds his friend, Nick, and his mother tied up and robbed. The only thing missing: a carved case containing an incredible scarlet egg. Doggedly attempting to retrieve it, Patrick and Nick discover the cruel world of egg trafficking, and soon find themselves on the trail of a priceless collection of eggs lost to history. Until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA taut, wonderfully imagined novel brimming with skullduggery at every turn, \u003ci\u003eThe Impossible Thing\u003c\/i\u003e is a blazing testament to Belinda Bauer's status as one of our greatest living crime writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBelinda Bauer\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author of ten novels that have been translated into twenty-one languages. She won the CWA Gold Dagger Award for Crime Novel of the Year for \u003ci\u003eBlacklands\u003c\/i\u003e, the Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award for \u003ci\u003eRubbernecker\u003c\/i\u003e, and the CWA Dagger in the Library Award for outstanding body of work. Her novel \u003ci\u003eSnap \u003c\/i\u003ewas longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. She lives in Wales.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 08, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43154857689151,"sku":"9780802164414","price":32.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/S7KTkv1TOY9780802164414.webp?v=1776960038","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-impossible-thing-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}