Cold as the Grave: A CHILLING INSPECTOR McLEAN THRILLER FROM THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR

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Her lifeless body is hidden in the dark corner of a basement room, a room which seems to have been left untouched for decades. A room which feels as cold as the grave.

'Thrilling right to the end' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW

'Hats off to James Oswald' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW

'One of my favourite crime series' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW

As a rowdy demonstration makes its slow and vocal way along Edinburgh's Royal Mile, Detective Chief Inspector Tony McLean's team are on stand-by for any trouble. The newly promoted McLean is distracted, inexplicably drawn to a dead-end mews street . . . and a door, slightly ajar, which leads to this poor girl's final resting place.

But how long has she been there, in her sleep of death? The answers are far from what McLean or anyone else could expect. The truth far more chilling than a simple cold case . . .

Praise for James Oswald:

'The new Ian Rankin' Daily Record

'Creepy, gritty and gruesome' Sunday Mirror

'Crime fiction's next big thing' Sunday Telegraph

Her lifeless body is hidden in the dark corner of a basement room, a room which seems to have been left untouched for decades. A room which feels as cold as the grave. 'Thrilling right to the end' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW 'Hats off to James Oswald' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW 'One of my favourite crim...

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21 reviews
Jacqueline Findlay
March 10, 2019
Another amazing book from this brilliant author I hope that there are more book's to look forward to can't wait to read the next installment of Inspector McLean !!!! Thank you.
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D Barrett
June 30, 2019
Her mummified body is hidden in the dark corner of a basement room, a room which seems to have been left untouched for decades. A room which feels as cold as the grave. As a rowdy demonstration makes its slow and vocal way along Edinburgh's Royal Mile, Detective Chief Inspector Tony McLean's team are on stand-by for any trouble. The newly promoted McLean is distracted, inexplicably drawn to a dead-end mews street... and a door, slightly ajar, which leads to this poor girl's final resting place. Each time I read one of the author’s Mclean books I think it can't be as good as the previous ones & each time it’s as good if not better & this series is now one of my must read series. I love Tony who is now chaffing at the bit to do real police work rather than being kept in the office but Tony being Tony he investigates anyway. The mix of run of the mill police investigation with the hint of the supernatural makes for a different read. I could give lots of superlatives & give hints to the story but all I'll say is this is a first class brilliant read which I highly recommend. My honest review is for a special copy I voluntarily read
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Robb Moffat
June 27, 2019
Another great read
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About the author

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 Violent Hour, is the fifteenth in the Inspector McLean series. James farms pedigree Highland cows by day, writes disturbing fiction by night.

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...

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