{"product_id":"a-gift-before-dying-malcolm-kempt-hardcover","title":"A Gift Before Dying -- Malcolm Kempt, Hardcover","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\"Hypnotically good--instantly immersive, intense, and ultimately inspiring.\"--Lee Child, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn a hauntingly atmospheric novel set against the unforgiving landscape of the Arctic Circle, a disgraced police investigator discovers that his path to redemption is paved with ice--and blood.\n\n\n\n\u003cb\u003e\"Kempt, who worked as a criminal lawyer in the Arctic for almost two decades, conjures this forbidding landscape and its residents with artful authority.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter a botched high-profile murder investigation, Corporal Elderick Cole is exiled to the remote, rugged landscape of Nunavut, a vast territory in the Arctic Circle known for its untamed beauty, frigid temperatures, and endless winter nights. With his family having severed all ties, Cole waits out the result of a civil lawsuit alone--the wrong verdict could end what's left of his flailing career. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis bleak existence takes a sinister turn when he discovers the hanging body of Pitseolala, a troubled Inuit girl whom he had sworn to protect. Her death dredges up demons he thought he'd buried along with the scars of a fractured marriage and the aching divide between him and his estranged daughter. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Cole's life unravels--and with it, the fragile thread of his investigation, he turns to Pitseolala's younger brother, Maliktu, a fellow outsider. It's then that Cole uncovers what binds them--a singular mission to find her killer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAgainst fierce backlash, Cole's overriding desire to redeem just one aspect of his otherwise failed life becomes an obsession--and he's willing to break every rule in his unyielding pursuit of justice and the smallest shred of redemption.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Malcolm Kempt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Crown Publishing Group (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.97 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9.5\" H x 6.34\" L x 0.98\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780593801000\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e","brand":"Kotton Kandy Skies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51750031819051,"sku":"9780593801000","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/2978\/5899\/files\/9780593801000.jpg?v=1774905171","url":"https:\/\/2trc11-eq.myshopify.com\/products\/a-gift-before-dying-malcolm-kempt-hardcover","provider":"Kotton Kandy Skies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}