Dead Men's Bones

DISCOVER THE GRIPPING AND ELECTRIFYING THRILLER IN THE DETECTIVE INSPECTOR MCLEAN SERIES

A gripping tale of mystery and intrigue5***** Reader Review
Holds your attention and builds towards an excellent climax5***** Reader Review
Enthralling . . . you wont be disappointed5***** Reader Review
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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 . . .
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Praise for James Oswald:

A star of Scotlands burgeoning crime fiction scene Daily Record

Crime fictions next big thingThe Sunday Telegraph

Literary sensation...James overnight success has drawn comparisons with the meteoric rise of EL James and her Fifty Shades of Grey seriesDaily Mail

Fifty Shades of HayThe Times

Oswald is among the leaders in the new batch of excellent Scottish crime writersDaily Mail

The new Ian RankinDaily Record

The hallmarks of Val McDermid or Ian Rankin: its dark, violent, noirishThe Herald

A good readThe Times

An excellent start to what promises to be a fine seriesGuardian