Eadie B. (eadieburke) -
Book Description:
The body of a man is found hanging in an empty house. To the Edinburgh police force, this appears to be a simple suicide case. But something about the scene strikes Detective Inspector Tony McLean as off. Days later another body is found hanging from an identical rope, with a noose tied in the identical way. McLean is convinced that these people are either being murdered or somehow coerced into suicide. Then a third body is found.
Under pressure from his superiors to wrap the case up quickly and neatly, McLean must also deal with the fallout of his last big investigation and complications in his personal life. But the deeper he digs, the more he comes to believe that something dark and sinister is stalking Edinburgh's streets. Will he be able to stop it before someone else succumbs to the hangman's song?
My Review:
This book had me hooked for the very beginning. It's a police procedural set in Edinburgh, Scotland with elements of supernatural/occult. The plot had lots of twists that created a page turner that kept me guessing until the very end. Oswald's writing, dialogue and characters especially Tony, Grumpy Bob and Duguid make for a fantastic read. We get a good picture of prostitution and the criminal underworld from the story. I'm looking forward to reading the next book in the series and I would recommend this book to those who like police procedurals with a touch of the supernatural.
The body of a man is found hanging in an empty house. To the Edinburgh police force, this appears to be a simple suicide case. But something about the scene strikes Detective Inspector Tony McLean as off. Days later another body is found hanging from an identical rope, with a noose tied in the identical way. McLean is convinced that these people are either being murdered or somehow coerced into suicide. Then a third body is found.
Under pressure from his superiors to wrap the case up quickly and neatly, McLean must also deal with the fallout of his last big investigation and complications in his personal life. But the deeper he digs, the more he comes to believe that something dark and sinister is stalking Edinburgh's streets. Will he be able to stop it before someone else succumbs to the hangman's song?
My Review:
This book had me hooked for the very beginning. It's a police procedural set in Edinburgh, Scotland with elements of supernatural/occult. The plot had lots of twists that created a page turner that kept me guessing until the very end. Oswald's writing, dialogue and characters especially Tony, Grumpy Bob and Duguid make for a fantastic read. We get a good picture of prostitution and the criminal underworld from the story. I'm looking forward to reading the next book in the series and I would recommend this book to those who like police procedurals with a touch of the supernatural.
