{"product_id":"living-is-a-problem","title":"Living is a Problem","description":"\u003cb\u003eDrones, gangland vendettas, a missing choir singer, disturbances in the cemetery, PTSD, panpsychism, and secrets from the past … This can ONLY mean one thing! The Skelfs are back, and things are as nail-biting, tense and warmly funny as ever!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘The persistence of love in the Skelf household, no matter what fate flings at it, is reassuring and life-affirming' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 'The Skelfs feel like family – their joys are my joys, their pains are my pain … Edinburgh's favourite family, bringing darkness and delight' \u003cb\u003eVal McDermid\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 'Another wonderful entry in one of the finest crime series out there. I remain a happily hopeless Skelfaholic' \u003cb\u003eMark Billingham\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e _______________\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e The Skelf women are back on an even keel after everything they've been through. But when a funeral they're conducting is attacked by a drone, Jenny fears they're in the middle of an Edinburgh gangland vendetta.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e At the same time, Yana, a Ukrainian member of the refugee choir that plays with Dorothy's band, has gone missing. Searching for her leads Dorothy into strange and ominous territory.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e And Brodie, the newest member of the extended Skelf family, comes to Hannah with a case: Something or someone has been disturbing the grave of his stillborn son.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Everything is changing for the Skelfs … Dorothy's boyfriend Thomas is suffering PTSD after previous violent trauma, Jenny and Archie are becoming close, and Hannah's case leads her to consider the curious concept of panpsychism, which brings new danger … while ghosts from the family's past return to threaten their very lives.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Funny, shocking and profound, \u003ci\u003eLiving Is a Problem\u003c\/i\u003e is the highly anticipated sixth instalment of the unforgettable Skelfs series – shortlisted for the McIlvanney Prize for Best Scottish Crime Novel and Theakston Old Peculier Crime Book of the Year – where life and death become intertwined more than ever before…\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e _______________\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘A series that keeps getting better and better. Readers have come not only to know the Skelf family but care for them too, which makes their increasingly dangerous predicaments all the more thrilling’ \u003cb\u003eScots Whay Hae\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for The Skelfs series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e**SHORTLISTED for Theakston Old Peculier Crime Book of the Year**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e**SHORTLISTED for the McIlvanney Prize for Best Scottish Crime Novel**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘Some of the best female characters in crime fiction’ \u003cb\u003eSarah Hilary\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘If you loved Iain Banks, you’ll devour the Skelfs series’ \u003cb\u003eErin Kelly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘An addictive blend of \u003ci\u003eCase Histories\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSix Feet Under\u003c\/i\u003e’ \u003cb\u003eChris Brookmyre\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘Wonderful characters: flawed, funny and brave’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘Underlines just how accomplished Johnstone has become’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘Johnstone never fails to entertain whilst packing a serious emotional punch’ \u003cb\u003eGytha Lodge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘An engrossing and beautifully written tale’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHerald Scotland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘One of the greats of Scottish crime fiction´ \u003cb\u003eLuca Veste\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘Gripping and blackly humorous’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘A must for those seeking strong, authentic, intelligent female protagonists’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Orenda Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49767967162712,"sku":"9781916788268","price":16.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781916788268.jpg?v=1778648467","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/living-is-a-problem","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}