{"product_id":"the-bad-place","title":"Bad Place","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSix children were taken. Only five came home...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe newspapers called it \u003cb\u003eThe Bad Place\u003c\/b\u003e. A remote farm out on the Thames estuary, where six children were held captive for two weeks. Five of them got out alive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThat was twenty years ago. Now adults, they meet up annually to hold a vigil for their friend who died. The only rule is that no-one can talk about what happened the night they escaped. But at this year's event, one of them witnesses a kidnapping. A young girl, Sammi, is bundled into a van in front of their eyes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDI Sasha Dawson, of Essex Police, is certain that the key to finding Sammi lies in finding out the truth about The Bad Place. But she also knows that with every second she spends trying to unlock the past, the clock ticks down for the missing girl...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIs history repeating itself? Is one of the five responsible? Or is someone sending them a twisted message?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e Crime Book of the Month \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Bad Place\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Everything a police procedural should be: sharp, funny, moving and tremendously exciting' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Absorbing and twisty' \u003cb\u003eMark Edwards\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Dark, gripping and fast paced, \u003ci\u003eThe Bad Place\u003c\/i\u003e grabs a hold and won't let you go... Addictive summer reading' \u003cb\u003eKaterina Diamond\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Superb, smart, seat-edge stuff. DI Sasha Dawson is a brilliant creation' \u003cb\u003eWilliam Shaw\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Utterly compelling and brilliantly realistic, \u003ci\u003eThe Bad Place\u003c\/i\u003e is Mark's best book yet. One that will appeal to crime fans everywhere' \u003cb\u003eLisa Hall\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32137158426707,"sku":"9781788548281","price":15.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781788548281_41105c04-94cc-450d-adb6-d5c9f377b23a.jpg?v=1764659732","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/the-bad-place","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}