{"product_id":"the-shadow-step-by-mark-billingham","title":"The Shadow Step by Mark Billingham","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Shadow Step by Mark Billingham\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe new Detective Miller thriller from bestselling author Mark Billingham, full of tension, wit and incredible twists.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I'm excited to have found a new favourite detective'\u003c\/b\u003e CLAIRE DOUGLAS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Edge-of-your-seat tension, wit and heart - fantastic!'\u003c\/b\u003e LISA JEWELL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Funny, moving, and full of surprises. An absolute treat' \u003c\/b\u003eMICK HERRON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Billingham at his best'  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e★\u003c\/b\u003e '\u003cb\u003eCombining humor, pathos, and genuine surprise, it's another home run from Billingham\u003c\/b\u003e.' \u003ci\u003ePUBLISHERS WEEKLY\u003c\/i\u003e, STARRED REVIEW\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003cb\u003eThe Shadow Step\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e is another Billingham corker\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eExpress\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt's Detective Miller's deadliest dance...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Shadow Step: One taken simultaneously by a pair of dancers facing the same direction, one of them behind and slightly shifted leftwards ('in the shadow')\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTypically, such a step perfectly demonstrates synchronized elegance. It showcases a couple in near telepathic harmony with one another. \u003cb\u003eIt does not normally end with someone stone-dead in a lake.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDS Declan Miller is a magnet for strange cases, but how can he catch a killer when the man confessing to the crime is clearly innocent? Things rapidly escalate when the murder that isn't really a murder at all attracts the unwanted attention of a drugs Queenpin, a deranged ex-squaddie and a lovesick gangland enforcer. Then a student is kidnapped...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrow in a wobbly dog, a pair of ceramic leopards and the distracting smell from a local biscuit factory, and - if he wants to save a young man's life - Miller has little choice but to waltz all the way into the shadows.\u003c\/b\u003e\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;\"\u003eBillingham Mark\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;\"\u003eHardback\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;\"\u003eSphere\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;\"\u003e2026-06-18\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;\"\u003e9781408722022\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;\"\u003e140872202X\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":"Sphere","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65487092547933,"sku":"GOR015008956","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/8911\/0621\/files\/140872202X_01485070-66a1-4843-8d89-c9e6569f2a1c.jpg?v=1785936030","url":"https:\/\/www.highscorecomics.com\/products\/the-shadow-step-by-mark-billingham","provider":"High Score Comics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}