The Book of Souls by James Oswald - ISBN: 9781405913164
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Christmas killer returns, forcing McLean to confront his past.

The Book of Souls

Inspector McLean 2

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  • Paperback

    432 pages

  • Release Date

    28 July 2016

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Summary

The second title in the gripping Detective Inspector McLean crime series, set in Edinburgh.

Every year for ten years, a young woman’s body was found in Edinburgh at Christmas time: naked, throat slit, body washed clean.

The final victim, Kirsty Summers, was Detective Constable Tony McLean’s fiancée. But the Christmas Killer made a mistake and McLean put an end to the brutal killing spree.

Twelve years later, and a fellow prisoner has murdered the Christmas Killer. But …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781405913164
ISBN-10:1405913169
Author:James Oswald
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Penguin Books Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:432
Edition:2nd
Release Date:28 July 2016
Weight:296g
Dimensions:198mm x 129mm x 25mm
Series:Inspector McLean
What They're Saying

Critics Review

Crime fiction’s next big thing

A star of Scotland’s burgeoning crime fiction scene * Daily Record *
Crime fiction’s next big thing * The Sunday Telegraph *
Literary sensation…James’ overnight success has drawn comparisons with the meteoric rise of EL James and her Fifty Shades of Grey series * Daily Mail *
Fifty Shades of Hay * The Times *
Oswald is among the leaders in the new batch of excellent Scottish crime writers * Daily Mail *
The new Ian Rankin * Daily Record *
The hallmarks of Val McDermid or Ian Rankin: it’s dark, violent, noirish * The Herald *

About The Author

James Oswald

James Oswald is the author of the Inspector McLean series of crime novels. The first seven, Natural Causes, The Book of Souls, The Hangman’s Song, Dead Men’s Bones, Prayer for the Dead, The Damage Done and Written in Bones are available as Penguin paperbacks and ebooks. He has also written an epic fantasy series, The Ballad of Sir Benfro, which is published by Penguin, as well as comic scripts and short stories. In his spare time he runs a 350-acre livestock farm in north-east Fife, where he raises pedigree Highland Cattle and New Zealand Romney sheep.

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