The Book of Souls, 2 - (Detective Inspector MacLean) by James Oswald (Paperback)

About the Book

The second electrifying mystery in the Detective Inspector McLean series, from a star of Scotland's burgeoning crime fiction scene (Daily Record).

Book Synopsis

Each year for ten years, a young woman's body was found in Edinburgh at Christmastime: naked, throat slit, body washed clean. The final victim, Kirsty Summers, was Detective Constable Tony McLean's fiancée. But the Christmas Killer made a mistake, and McLean put an end to the brutal killing spree.

It's now twelve years later. A fellow prisoner has just murdered the incarcerated Christmas Killer. But with the arrival of the festive season comes a body. A young woman: naked, washed, her throat cut.

Is this a copycat killer? Was the wrong man behind bars all this time? Or is there a more frightening explanation?

McLean must revisit the most disturbing case of his life and discover what he missed before the killer strikes again . . .

From the Back Cover

A Detective Inspector McLean Novel

'The hallmarks of Val McDermid or Ian Rankin: it's dark, violent, noirish." The Herald

Each year for ten years, a young woman s body was found in Edinburgh at Christmastime: naked, throat slit, body washed clean. The final victim, Kirsty Summers, was Detective Constable Tony McLean's fiancee. But the Christmas Killer made a mistake, and McLean put an end to the brutal killing spree.
It s now twelve years later. A fellow prisoner has just murdered the incarcerated Christmas Killer. But with the arrival of the festive season comes a body. A young woman: naked, washed, her throat cut.
Is this a copycat killer? Was the wrong man behind bars all this time? Or is there a more frightening explanation?
McLean must revisit the most disturbing case of his life and discover what he missed before the killer strikes again . . .

"Oswald is among the leaders in the new batch of excellent Scottish crime writers." Daily Mail

[AUPHOTO] JAMES OSWALD is the author of the Detective Inspector McLean series of crime novels. A crime writer by night, during the day he runs a 350-acre livestock farm in North East Fife, Scotland, where he raises Highland cattle and sheep."

Review Quotes

UK Bestseller 'The new Ian Rankin."--Daily Record --

About the Author

JAMES OSWALD is the author of the Detective Inspector McLean series of crime novels. He has also written an epic fantasy series as well as comic scripts and short stories. In his spare time he runs a 350 acre livestock farm in North East Fife, Scotland where he raises pedigree cattle and sheep.