Crime fiction's <b>next big thing</b>

Sunday Telegraph

Oswald's writing is in <b>a class above most</b>

Daily Express

<b>Creepy</b>, <b>gritty </b>and <b>gruesome</b>

Sunday Mirror

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The <b>new Ian Rankin</b>

Daily Record

<b>Hugely enjoyable</b>

Mirror

Oswald is among the <b>leaders </b>in the new batch of <b>excellent Scottish crime writers</b>

Daily Mail

Two victims. Nothing connects them, except that someone buried them in the exact same way.
Seven hundred years apart.

'Oh my goodness, what a rollercoaster of a ride.' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW

'Every page draws you in.' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW

'Do yourself a favour and read James Oswald's series. I can almost guarantee you won't stop at one.' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW

An archaeological dig at the old South Leith parish kirkyard has turned up a mysterious body dating from around seven hundred years ago. Some suspect that this gruesome discovery is a sacrifice, placed there for a specific purpose.

Then a second body is unearthed. This victim went missing only thirty years ago - but the similarities between her death and the ancient woman's suggest something even more disturbing.

Drawn into the investigation, Inspector McLean finds himself torn between a worrying trend of violent drug-related deaths and uncovering what truly connects these bodies. When a third body is discovered, and too close for comfort, he begins to suspect dark purpose at play - and that whoever put them there is far from finished.

Praise for James Oswald:

'The new Ian Rankin' Daily Record

'Creepy, gritty and gruesome' Sunday Mirror

'Crime fiction's next big thing' Sunday Telegraph

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The latest book in the Sunday Times bestselling Inspector McLean series, from one of Scotland's most celebrated crime writers.

Two victims. Nothing connects them, except that someone buried them in the exact same way.


Seven hundred years apart.

An archaeological dig at the old South Leith parish kirkyard has turned up a seven-hundred-year-old victim.

Then a second body is unearthed, a woman who went missing only thirty years ago. It barely seems possible that the two are connected, but the similarities are hard to deny.

Inspector McLean is faced with solving this impossible crime before more bodies are discovered. But the next victim - and the person responsible - may be much closer to home than he realises.

'THE NEW IAN RANKIN'
DAILY RECORD

'OSWALD'S WRITING IS A CLASS ABOVE'
EXPRESS

'CRIME FICTION'S NEXT BIG THING'
SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

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Crime fiction's next big thing - Sunday Telegraph

Oswald's writing is in a class above most - Daily Express

Creepy, gritty and gruesome - Sunday Mirror

The new Ian Rankin - Daily Record

Hugely enjoyable - Mirror

Oswald is among the leaders in the new batch of excellent Scottish crime writers - Daily Mail
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Product details

ISBN
9781472276254
Published
2022-08-04
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Weight
320 gr
Height
196 mm
Width
128 mm
Thickness
34 mm
Age
00, G, 01
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
448

Author

Biographical note

James Oswald is the author of the Sunday Times bestselling Inspector McLean series of detective mysteries, the DC Constance Fairchild series and, as J D OSWALD, the standalone novel BROKEN GHOSTS. James's first book, NATURAL CAUSES, was shortlisted for the British Book Awards Debut Author Award. His latest book, THE REST IS DEATH, is the fourteenth in the Inspector Mclean series.

James farms pedigree Highland cows by day, writes disturbing fiction by night.