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Journalist Gill McArdle is on the trail of an ancient clue. This time, he hopes he's wrong.
Following the coronation of Charles III, Scotland’s most revered artefact, ‘The Stone of Destiny’ arrives at its long-term home in Perth Museum. Desperate to rebuild his shattered credibility, Gill is working hard on several stories along the Firth of Forth. But he’s presented with a problem when the discovery of an ancient inscription in a ruined church throws question marks against the authenticity of The Stone. On the trail of an age-old story, Gill finds himself opposed by someone prepared to kill to prevent the truth from being revealed. Obstructed at every turn, Gill realises his discovery exposes a stark choice – for him, and all of Scotland.
Review:
This is book 4 in the Mysterious Scotland series (yes, I somehow skipped 2 and 3- I'll be catching those up soon) and our anti-hero Gill is back. He's still working for Mysterious Scotland, the magazine, as he still hasn't gotten past the issues uncovered when he discovered the amazing Bones in book 1. But he still know archaeology, so when a friend tells him about a different stone uncovered on a dig, with odd markings, he can't help but want to check it out. But what happens next makes him realize there is more at stake when it comes to this stone, and there just might be a conspiracy out there wanting to keep him quiet. As the quest to learn about the stone heats up, he will so discover who his true friends are and what lies ahead for his future. It's a fast paced book, that will leave you going back to read the rest of the series (I highly recommend you read book 1 at least before this one, as it helps to know the references from it). Looking forward to also reading book 5, before book 6 comes out in December!
About the Author;
Tormod has lived in the East Neuk of Fife, with the love of his life for the last two decades. He beachcombs Scotland for mysteries and legends, and his short stories are published in New Writing Scotland 37, Retreat West, and the Grindstone Open Prose competition.
He studied Economics at the University of Strathclyde and since then he's worked in magazines, media and marketing. These days, when he's not working or writing, he can be found pottering around Anstruther Harbour; mending lobster creels in a faded fair isle jumper, and hanging around grumpy fishermen.
A big fan of Rankin, Tormod's work aspires to that lofty height, but with fewer murders. He strives for the same sense of place achieved by Ann Cleeves, with a character as appealing as Jimmy Perez. The Bone Trap is Tormod's first novel and the first in the 'Mysterious Scotland' series.
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