{"product_id":"9780857527554","title":"Bluff","description":"Author: Toon, Francine\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780857527554\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 17 Feb 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 352\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe author of the \u003ci\u003eSunday-Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling \u003ci\u003ePine \u003c\/i\u003ereturns with another sinister and atmospheric tale of buried secrets, set in the brooding Scottish landscape.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, \u003ci\u003ePine\u003c\/i\u003e, comes a haunting and atmospheric new gothic thriller, set in the brooding Scottish landscape.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn this corner of Fife, summer nights meant parties on wind-blown beaches, wrapped in hoodies and denim jackets, pretending you weren't cold in the stubborn evening light.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJOANIE, 2013.\u003c\/b\u003e Desperate to flee the claustrophobia of St Rule, Joanie has been looking forward to her big escape. But at the eleventh hour this dream slips through her hands. Devastated, Joanie falls into the orbit of an enigmatic couple - a pair of charismatic academics at the town's university - who offer her a new kind of freedom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCAMERON, 2023.\u003c\/b\u003e When Cameron arrives back in St Rule for Christmas, a question burns in his mind- whatever happened to Joanie? It's been a decade since he saw his former friend. But as he starts to look for answers, it becomes clear that someone wants to keep this secret buried at all costs. How far should he go in pursuit of the truth?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for Francine Toon-\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eDark, beguiling, and steeped in menace, Francine Toon spins a brooding mystery which shimmers with unease'\u003c\/b\u003e Lucy Rose, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Lamb\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA chilling, slow-burn novel'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003ei Newspaper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A taut, eerie exploration of memory, belief, and the treacherous edges of girlhood. Francine Toon has a knack for getting deep under the skin'\u003c\/b\u003e Kirsty Logan, author of \u003ci\u003eThings We Say in the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Toon's gift for creating an otherworldly atmosphere in small towns with big secrets is present once again in a novel that explores the desire to escape the ordinary'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eScotsman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eA menacing, wind-swept thriller that creeps up on you as stealthily as a figure in the dark'\u003c\/b\u003e Anna Bailey, author of \u003ci\u003eTall Bones\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46729834201246,"sku":"UBD-9780857527554","price":39.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780857527554.jpg?v=1776650736","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780857527554","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}