'James Oswald has carved out his own unique space in the crime fiction landscape'
ROBBIE MORRISON, author of EDGE OF THE GRAVE
'He approaches crime like no one else in the genre, and has gone from a promising and unusual voice to a must-read veteran whose books I will recommend to readers everywhere'
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When the wife of a high-profile adventurer and TV historian is reported missing, DCI McLean is called upon to investigate. But with no sign of foul play, the case is handed over to a private investigator and seemingly wrapped up.
Meanwhile, it's quickly overshadowed by a much more sinister one. A series of violent attacks is leading to innocent civilians being hospitalised, each with identical slash wounds across their arms, legs and torso that refuse to heal.
The brutal attacks have too much in common to be coincidental. As they continue, and public frenzy grows, the pressure is building. Can Inspector McLean pull together the clues before the attacker strikes again?
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.