{"product_id":"vale-of-tears-9781448319381","title":"Vale of Tears","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNorthumberland traffic cop Sal Delaney must keep her head in the game to solve a complex murder with dark motives in this pulse-pounding, gritty police procedural by \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e bestselling author David Mark.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Mark is a superbly gifted writer'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e Booklist \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eStarred Review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou can be so fascinated by demons and the afterlife that you don't notice the monsters all around you.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNorthumberland. \u003c\/i\u003eCollision Investigation Officer Sal Delaney is at a road traffic accident scene near the infamous Bael Hill Farm - locally labelled the Murder House - when a body is discovered at the lot. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt turns out local hermit Rollo Savage took his own life, but something doesn't add up. At first glance he seems to have hanged himself, but other evidence hints at murder. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRollo's past earned him a lot of enemies, but who would hurt the kind old man after all these years? Soon Sal is caught up in another twisted and dark case, one which shockingly seems to involve people she holds dear . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor fans of David Mark's critically acclaimed DS McAvoy Mysteries as well as readers of Val McDermid, Ian Rankin, Denise Mina and Peter Robinson.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Mark\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Severn House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.50w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781448319381\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2026","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"David Mark \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48397208780957,"sku":"9781448319381","price":35.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_5c9b4bba-29ac-4081-88c8-ee049d8c3469.jpg?v=1781076115","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/vale-of-tears-9781448319381","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}