{"product_id":"the-broken-afternoon-by-simon-mason","title":"The Broken Afternoon by Simon Mason","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Broken Afternoon by Simon Mason\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF RYAN AND RAY? BUY THE LATEST BOOK, \u003ci\u003eTHE DANGEROUS STRANGER\u003c\/i\u003e, NOW**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'As great a contribution to the noble British genre of detective fiction as any writer for decades' Stephen Fry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Simon Mason has created crime fiction's most entertaining double act in decades' Mick Herron\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA SHOCKING DISAPPEARANCE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA four-year-old girl goes missing in plain sight outside her nursery in Oxford, a middle-class, affluent area, her mother only a stones-throw away.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA TRIGGERING RESPONSE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRyan Wilkins, one of the youngest ever Detective Inspectors in the Thames Valley force, dishonourably discharged three months ago, watches his former partner DI Ray Wilkins deliver a press conference, confirming a lead.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA DARK WEB\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRay begins to delve deeper, unearthing an underground network of criminal forces in the local area. But while Ray's investigation stalls Ryan brings his unique talents to unofficial and quite illegal inquiries which will bring him into a confrontation with the very officials who have thrown him out of the force.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFollow on with \u003ci\u003eLost and Never Found, \u003c\/i\u003ethe next book in the DI Ryan Wilkins Mysteries, which \u003ci\u003eThe Times \u003c\/i\u003edescribed as 'Inspector Morse for the 2020s.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat readers are saying about \u003ci\u003eThe Broken Afternoon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e5* '\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA thoroughly engrossing crime fiction romp with Ryan Wilkins continuing to be a wonderful creation by the author'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e5* '\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA relentlessly paced police procedural that kept me guessing until near the end'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e5* 'Super'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e5* 'Ray and Ryan win again'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBook details\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable style=\"border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:6px 10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003eSimon Mason\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:6px 10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003eVery Good\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:6px 10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003eBinding Type\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:6px 10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003eQuercus Publishing\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:6px 10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003eYear published\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e2025-11-06\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:6px 10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003eNumber of pages\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e352\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:6px 10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003eISBN 13\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e9781529446005\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:6px 10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003eISBN 10\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e1529446007\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:6px 10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003eCover note\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 10px;border:1px solid #ddd;\"\u003eBook picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Quercus Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65510803276125,"sku":"GOR014713350","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/8911\/0621\/files\/9781529446005.jpg?v=1786103886","url":"https:\/\/www.highscorecomics.com\/products\/the-broken-afternoon-by-simon-mason","provider":"High Score Comics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}