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A gripping Scottish crime thriller featuring DS Malkie McCulloch, a brilliantly complex detective who will risk everything to protect the innocent, set in the shadow of the Pentland Hills.
Synopsis:
She opens the door to find two police officers waiting on her doorstep. Fear flashes through her. 'Can we come in?' they ask. 'It’s about your husband…'
Anna Galbraith's world shatters when she hears the devastating news: her husband’s whisky distillery has burned to the ground and a body has been found inside. But her husband wasn’t the only victim – a young firefighter perished too, leaving behind a grief-stricken fiancée only weeks away from their wedding day.
As DS Malkie McCulloch delves into the Galbraith family, he soon discovers their financial struggles. Was their marriage less perfect than Anne has made out?
After a shocking attack on a firefighter, another body is found, assaulted and set alight in the victim’s own home, and it’s clear a frenzied killer is on the loose. Can Malkie overcome memories of his own mother’s death in a fire to find the culprit? Or will the firestorm of his own life engulf him first?
Review:
A complex mystery in a mystery, Malkie thinks the case will be pretty straightforward- an accidental fire and a line-of-duty accidental death and he'll be back in bed soon. But as the fire investigator searches the scene and little things don't add up, and a body is found while Malkie watches the responding firemen (and women) at odds with one another, and when equipment is taken into the command center, he knows not6hing will be simple with this case. As both mysteries draw his teams attention back and forth from the widow and who would profit from a failing business, nothing is as it seems. a roller coaster read and a great intro into the series if you haven't read any of the previous books.
About the Author:
Doug Sinclair lives in West Lothian, with a very patient wife and three furry dependents. He is the author of the DS Malkie McCulloch series, set in the semi-rural (but wild in ways he's always loved) regions of central Scotland. The first in the series, Blood Runs Deep, is published in February 2024.
This looks really good. Thanks for the giveaway opportunity!
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