{"product_id":"9781036712129","title":"The Rule of Threes","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: James Ellson\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eCrime \u0026amp; mystery\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 2 July 2026 by Vinci Books in the United Kingdom as part of 'The DCI Castle series' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 384 pages\u003cbr\u003e131 x 201 x 31 | 338g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA high-stakes British crime thriller where a protected witness vanishes and the detective hunting her is already being tracked.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn South Manchester, duty does not take days off.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDays before his wedding, DCI Rick Castle is pulled into the one case he cannot refuse—finding a missing protected witness who could finally bring down an untouchable Mancunian crime lord.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe trail leads him to the desolate Scottish Highlands and explodes into violence and conspiracy, revealing a suspected leak within the police. Cut off from support, and fearful he's being watched, Rick pushes on.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the closer Rick gets to the witness, the closer his family gets to danger, turning his obsessive investigation into a fight he cannot walk away from—and a battle for survival he may not win.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf the case does not break him, they will go after the one thing that will.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRule of Threes is Book 5 in the DCI Castle series. Perfect for readers who love British police procedurals, relentless detectives, and gritty, high-stakes crime thrillers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for the DCI Castle series:? ? ? ? ? Richly drawn characters… in a world of moral shades of grey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e? ? ? ? ? I felt like I was there, on the streets, in every room.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e? ? ? ? ? A gripping crime novel… with complex characters and a story that keeps you hooked.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e? ? ? ? ? A fresh take on the crime genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e? ? ? ? ? Not many writers create a detective with vulnerabilities beyond the usual cop tropes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cobham Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56738046771586,"sku":"9781036712129","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0569\/4567\/2367\/files\/9781036712129.jpg?v=1782713129","url":"https:\/\/www.cobhambooks.com\/products\/9781036712129","provider":"Cobham Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}