Prayer for the Dead by James Oswald - ISBN: 9781405917117
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Macabre ritual murder reveals a killer answering only to a higher power.

Prayer for the Dead

Inspector McLean 5

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  • Paperback

    480 pages

  • Release Date

    28 July 2016

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Summary

The fifth title in the bestselling Inspector McLean series from James Oswald, for the first time in hardback.

A body is found at the scene of a carefully staged murder. In a sealed chamber deep in the heart of Gilmerton Cove, the victim has undergone a macabre ritual of purification.

Inspector Tony McLean knew the dead man, and can’t shake the suspicion that there is more to this case than meets the eye. The lack of forensics at the crime scene is not the only thing that McLea…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781405917117
ISBN-10:1405917113
Author:James Oswald
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Penguin Books Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:480
Edition:5th
Release Date:28 July 2016
Weight:342g
Dimensions:198mm x 131mm x 31mm
Series:Inspector McLean
What They're Saying

Critics Review

Crime fiction’s next big thing

The hallmarks of Val McDermid or Ian Rankin: it’s dark, violent, noirish * The Herald *
Crime fiction’s next big thing * The Sunday Telegraph *
Oswald is among the leaders in the new batch of excellent Scottish crime writers * Daily Mail *
Fifty Shades of Hay * The Times *

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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