{"product_id":"the-impossible-thing-belinda-bauer-hardcover","title":"The Impossible Thing -- Belinda Bauer, Hardcover","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Belinda Bauer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atlantic Monthly Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/08\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802164414\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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","brand":"Belinda Bauer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49851090960612,"sku":"9780802164414","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9780802164414.jpg?v=1789286781","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/the-impossible-thing-belinda-bauer-hardcover","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}