{"product_id":"in-this-bright-future-a-novel-volume-5-peter-grainger-paperback","title":"In This Bright Future: A Novel Volume 5 -- Peter Grainger, Paperback","description":"\u003cb\u003eDC Smith must confront both a violent history and the ghosts of his own past in this atmospheric crime novel. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The greatest fictional sleuth you've probably never heard of.\" --\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinancial Teams\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRecovering from knee surgery, DC Smith is prescribed two weeks of bed rest. There will be no chasing murderers through the streets of Kings Lake--just some relaxing music and a good book. He's almost looking forward to it. That is, until there is a knock at the door. It's only his next-door neighbor, but it is the beginning of an intricate case that will take Smith to Northern Ireland and three decades back in time to the darkest scenes of the detective's past as a British intelligence officer during the Troubles. When old loyalties, buried secrets, and a complicated web of history and betrayal resurface, Smith is forced confront events he thought were long behind him. Told in pitch-perfect prose and featuring a cast of richly developed characters, \u003ci\u003eIn This Bright Future \u003c\/i\u003eelegantly balances suspenseful mystery with compelling emotional stakes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Grainger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Union Square \u0026amp; Co.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781454968603\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Grainger\u003c\/b\u003e is a former sixth-form English teacher, Peter and the author of 23 novels. He lives with his wife, sometimes a grandson, and a dog in a cottage in the Cambridgeshire fens. He travels as often as possible to the Norfolk coast he once called home.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Grainger","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68255765790948,"sku":"9781454968603","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781454968603.jpg?v=1794470242","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/in-this-bright-future-a-novel-volume-5-peter-grainger-paperback","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}