The Book of Souls : Inspector McLean 2

Author: Oswald, James

Crime & mystery

Published on 4 July 2013 by Penguin Books Ltd in the United Kingdom as part of the Inspector McLean series.

Paperback | 432 pages
197 x 128 x 28 | 302g

DISCOVER THE GRIPPING AND ELECTRIFYING THRILLER IN THE DETECTIVE INSPECTOR MCLEAN SERIESA gripping tale of mystery and intrigue 5***** Reader ReviewHolds your attention and builds towards an excellent climax 5***** Reader ReviewEnthralling . . . you wont be disappointed 5***** Reader Review Every year for ten years, a young womans body was found in Edinburgh at Christmas time: naked, throat slit, body washed clean.

Ten years, ten women.

The final victim, Kirsty Summers, was Detective Constable Tony McLeans fiancée. But the Christmas Killer made a mistake. In a cellar under a shop, McLean found a torture chamber and put an end to the brutal killing spree.

Twelve years later, and 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 sinister, frightening explanation? McLean must revisit the most disturbing case of his life and discover what he missed before the killer strikes again . . .

Praise for James Oswald: A star of Scotlands burgeoning crime fiction scene Daily Record Crime fictions next big thing The Sunday Telegraph Literary sensation...James overnight success has drawn comparisons with the meteoric rise of EL James and her Fifty Shades of Grey series Daily Mail Fifty Shades of Hay The Times Oswald is among the leaders in the new batch of excellent Scottish crime writers Daily Mail The new Ian Rankin Daily Record The hallmarks of Val McDermid or Ian Rankin: its dark, violent, noirish The Herald A good read The Times An excellent start to what promises to be a fine series Guardian