{"product_id":"the-baby-snatcher-an-inspector-ramsay-novel-9781250391797","title":"The Baby-Snatcher: An Inspector Ramsay Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBefore Shetland and Vera, Ann Cleeves wrote the Inspector Ramsay series featuring a talented, brilliant detective--now in print for the first time in the US.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarilyn Howe and her mother Kathleen are an inseparable duo, until one night Kathleen doesn't come home . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFifteen-year-old Marilyn turns up alone and frightened on Inspector Ramsay's doorstep so he takes the young girl home to the isolated coastal community known as the Headland. And in the Howes' dark and cluttered kitchen they find Kathleen safe and apparently well, though acting strange. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSix months later, Ramsay has more or less forgotten the incident, busy as he is on the trail of a local child abductor. Until he receives news that Mrs. Howe has disappeared once more. And for the second time he is drawn into the strange relationships of the families living on the lonely Headland . . . when a woman's body washes up on the beach.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11778058\"\u003eAnn Cleeves\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Minotaur Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/25\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.38w x 0.84d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250391797\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250391792\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC022030\"\u003eMystery \u0026amp; Detective | Traditional\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eANN CLEEVES is the multi-million copy bestselling author behind three hit television series--\u003ci\u003eShetland\u003c\/i\u003e, starring Douglas Henshall, \u003ci\u003eVera\u003c\/i\u003e, starring Academy Award Nominee Brenda Blethyn, and\u003ci\u003e The Long Call\u003c\/i\u003e, starring Ben Aldridge--all of which are watched and loved in the United States. All three are available on BritBox. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first Shetland novel, \u003ci\u003eRaven Black\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger for best crime novel, and Ann was awarded the CWA Diamond Dagger in 2017. She was awarded the OBE in 2022 for services to reading and libraries. Ann lives in the United Kingdom.\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Minotaur Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48453954535661,"sku":"9781250391797","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_a2ab23dd-3126-4cc1-b680-7d1506d1f46d.jpg?v=1753492953","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-baby-snatcher-an-inspector-ramsay-novel-9781250391797","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}