From the exceptionally original mind of CWA Gold Dagger Award winner and Booker longlisted author Belinda Bauer comes this sweeping tale of obsession, greed, ambition, and a crime that has remained unsolved for a hundred years.<\/b><\/p>\n
How do you find something that doesn\u2019t exist?<\/i><\/p>\n
1926. On the cliffs of Yorkshire, men are lowered on ropes to steal the eggs of the sea birds who nest there. The most beautiful are sold for large sums. A small girl\u2014penniless and neglected by her family\u2014retrieves one such treasure. Its discovery will forever alter the course of her life.<\/p>\n
A century later. In a remote cottage in Wales, Patrick Fort finds his friend, Nick, and his mother tied up and robbed. The only thing missing: a carved case containing an incredible scarlet egg. Doggedly attempting to retrieve it, Patrick and Nick discover the cruel world of egg trafficking, and soon find themselves on the trail of a priceless collection of eggs lost to history. Until now.<\/p>\n
A taut, wonderfully imagined novel brimming with skullduggery at every turn, The Impossible Thing is a blazing testament to Belinda Bauer\u2019s status as one of our greatest living crime writers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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