{"product_id":"worst-case-scenario","title":"Worst Case Scenario","description":"\u003cb\u003eA deliciously dark, unapologetically funny, and nail-bitingly tense psychological thriller by the international bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Cry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ***\u003ci\u003eGuardian, Telegraph, Herald Scotland\u003c\/i\u003e AND \u003ci\u003eThe Week\u003c\/i\u003e BOOK OF THE YEAR***\u003cbr\u003e ***\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e TOP 40 Crime Novels in the Last 5 Years***\u003cbr\u003e ***Longlisted for Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award 2020***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Shocking, gripping and laugh-out-loud hilarious from the first line to the last. Brilliant' \u003cb\u003eErin Kelly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'This frenetic novel's strongest assets are its sheer verbal energy and the acerbic views of its heroine, who resembles a female Frankie Boyle' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'The main character is one of the most extraordinary you'll meet between the pages of a book' \u003cb\u003eIan Rankin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'A scandalously rude comic masterpiece' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Sublime' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e _________________\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Mary Shields is a moody, acerbic probation offer, dealing with some of Glasgow's worst cases, and her job is on the line. Liam Macdowall was imprisoned for murdering his wife, and he's published a series of letters to the dead woman, in a book that makes him an unlikely hero - and a poster boy for Men's Rights activists.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Liam is released on licence into Mary's care, but things are far from simple. Mary develops a poisonous obsession with Liam and his world, and when her son and Liam's daughter form a relationship, Mary will stop at nothing to impose her own brand of justice ... with devastating consequences.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA heart-pounding, relentless and chilling psychological thriller, rich with deliciously dark and unapologetic humour, \u003ci\u003eWorst Case Scenario\u003c\/i\u003e is also a perceptive, tragic and hugely relevant book by one of the most exciting names in crime fiction.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e _________________\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Laced with pitch-dark acerbic humour, the classic thriller gets a hell of a twist' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'This darkly, funny, shocking and surprisingly emotional thriller is unlike anything you've ever read before' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFabulous Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'This novel is a funny, agonising account of one good woman's battle with rage, guilt, fear, duty and disaster' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Absolutely compelling company from start to finish in this wonderful, energetic, hard-hitting and deeply funny novel' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBig Issue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Simply stunning. Dark, uncompromising, funny, and almost impossible to put down' \u003cb\u003eLuca Veste\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Outrageous, extremely funny and ultimately devastating' \u003cb\u003eAmbrose Parry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Dark humour and darker truths permeate a thrilling crime novel that is fabulously transgressive and completely unique ... nobody writes like Helen Fitzgerald' \u003cb\u003eMark Billingham\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Helen Fitzgerald is one of a kind, and a welcome breath of fresh air in the world of off-beat but achingly relatable crime fiction' \u003cb\u003eSJI Holliday\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'A dark, comic masterpiece which manages to be both excruciatingly tense and laugh-out-loud funny at the same time. Great stuff!' \u003cb\u003eMark Edwards\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Orenda Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54956821348695,"sku":"9781912374694","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/4569\/5575\/files\/24501223482868.jpg?v=1788890532","url":"https:\/\/somiibooks.com\/products\/worst-case-scenario","provider":"Somiibooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}