‘I am left with only one regret. That I may have finished it too quickly’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW
‘As for Tony, well he’s his usual maverick self . . . and he has a new cat’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW
‘Revisiting Tony McLean is always a good read, but this is absolutely the top of the pile’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW
The charred remains of an elderly woman are discovered in a burned out gamekeepers cottage, hidden away in woodland to the west of Edinburgh.
What is at first assumed to be a tragic accident begins to take on a more sinister aspect as Detective Inspector Tony McLean digs deeper.
There is far more to the victim than her humble surroundings suggest . . .
Praise for James Oswald:
‘The new Ian Rankin’ Daily Record
‘Creepy, gritty and gruesome’ Sunday Mirror
‘Crime fiction’s next big thing’ Sunday Telegraph
‘As for Tony, well he’s his usual maverick self . . . and he has a new cat’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW
‘Revisiting Tony McLean is always a good read, but this is absolutely the top of the pile’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW
The charred remains of an elderly woman are discovered in a burned out gamekeepers cottage, hidden away in woodland to the west of Edinburgh.
What is at first assumed to be a tragic accident begins to take on a more sinister aspect as Detective Inspector Tony McLean digs deeper.
There is far more to the victim than her humble surroundings suggest . . .
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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Reviews
Crime fiction's next big thing
Oswald's writing is in a class above most
Creepy, gritty and gruesome
The new Ian Rankin
Hugely enjoyable
Oswald is among the leaders in the new batch of excellent Scottish crime writers
