{"product_id":"darker-with-the-day-9781784634261","title":"Darker with the Day","description":"\u003ch3\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRay Holt launders money for a Manchester gang. He has also been stealing from them for years – and has convinced himself that makes him the good guy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen discovery becomes inevitable, Holt’s solution is Knott: a hitman found via a business card on a pub toilet floor, professional in the way that a blunt instrument is professional, and not entirely sane.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSharp, funny, and genuinely unsettling, \u003ccite\u003eDarker with the Day\u003c\/cite\u003e confirms Trevor Mark Thomas as one of the most distinctive voices in British crime fiction and Northern Noir’s most compelling new stylist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePraise for Previous Work\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘(On \u003ccite\u003eThe Bothy\u003c\/cite\u003e) Lean, sharp writing supports a striking talent for uncovering the emotional lives of people who are determined not to have any emotions.’ —\u003cstrong\u003eMat Coward\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003ccite\u003eMorning Star\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘(On \u003ccite\u003eThe Bothy\u003c\/cite\u003e) Grim northern realism painted with heart and humour.’ —\u003cstrong\u003eKaren Robinson\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003ccite\u003eThe Times\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘(On \u003ccite\u003eThe Bothy\u003c\/cite\u003e) Horribly engrossing: a blackly comic gangster horror … Its cast of strangely ambivalent villains will linger in your mind.’ —\u003cstrong\u003eGregory Norminton\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘(On \u003ccite\u003eThe Bothy\u003c\/cite\u003e) An absorbing debut – delightfully taut – a tender, gruesome villain at its heart.’ —\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Stretch\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘(On \u003ccite\u003eDry Cleaning\u003c\/cite\u003e) Taut and pacy … Thomas turning up the temperature dial yet further as we reach the climax.’ —\u003ccite\u003eAnnaBookBel\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘(On \u003ccite\u003eDry Cleaning\u003c\/cite\u003e) A seriously well-paced, atmospheric crime drama, completely unlike anything else I’ve read this year.’ —\u003cstrong\u003eChloe Cowman\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003ccite\u003eNurse Fancy Pants\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trevor Mark Thomas","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":56203361419643,"sku":"9781784634261","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0851\/7222\/files\/9781784634261.jpg?v=1775983335","url":"https:\/\/www.saltpublishing.com\/products\/darker-with-the-day-9781784634261","provider":"Salt","version":"1.0","type":"link"}