The Sea Detective

Author: Douglas-Home, Mark

Crime & mystery

Published on 5 November 2015 by Penguin Books Ltd in the United Kingdom as part of The Sea Detective series.

Paperback | 400 pages
201 x 139 x 26 | 280g

Discover the chilling first mystery in a truly unique crime series you wont be able to put downThere comes a time when a novel raises the bar for a particular genre, and The Sea Detective does just that for Scottish crime fiction SCOTSMAN Cal McGill is an Edinburgh-based oceanographer, environmentalist and one-of-a-kind investigator.

Using his knowledge of the waves - ocean currents, prevailing winds, shipping records - McGill can track where objects have come from, or where theyve gone.

So when two severed feet wash up miles apart on two different islands off the coast of Scotland, he Most strangely, forensic tests reveal that the feet belong to the same body.

As Cal McGill investigates, he unravels a web of corruption, exploitation and violence, which threatens many lives across the globe.

Including his own . . .

Raises the bar for Scottish crime fiction . . . elegantly written and compelling The Scotsman Excellent The Literary Review, Top Five Crime Books of the Year Promises to be a fine series of detective novels Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month An unusual, interesting and enthralling read Shotsmag A compelling protagonist The Times Literary Supplement