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The Hangman's Song

Author: James Oswald   Series: Detective Inspector MacLean

From crime fiction's next big thing (The Sunday Telegraph), comes the strange and exciting third entry in the Detective Inspector McLean series.

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From crime fiction's next big thing (The Sunday Telegraph), comes the strange and exciting third entry in the Detective Inspector McLean series.

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An Edinburgh detective suspects a rash of apparent suicides is something more sinister in this Scottish mystery thriller by the author of Book of Souls.

The body of a man is found hanging in an empty house. To the Edinburgh police force, this is a simple suicide case. But something about the scene strikes Detective Inspector Tony McLean as being 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 taking their own lives. 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--not to mention the difficult trials of his personal life. But the deeper McLean digs, the more he comes to believe that something evil is stalking Edinburgh's streets. He just hopes he can stop it before someone else succumbs to the hangman's song.

"Engrossing." -- Publishers Weekly

"Crime fiction's next big thing . . . Combines old-fashioned sleuthing with supernatural intuition." -- Sunday Telegraph

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Critic Reviews

“"Oswald juggles the multiple story lines with ease, and McLean is a reluctant, empathetic hero who refuses to quit until he's solved the case." --Publishers Weekly --”

"Oswald juggles the multiple story lines with ease, and McLean is a reluctant, empathetic hero who refuses to quit until he's solved the case." --Publishers Weekly --

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About the Author

JAMES OSWALD is the author of the Detective Inspector McLean series of crime novels. By day, he runs a 350-acre livestock farm in North East Fife, Scotland, where he raises Highland cattle and sheep.

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[headline] A DETECTIVE INSPECTOR McLEAN NOVEL "Crime fiction's next big thing . . . Combines old-fashioned sleuthing with supernatural intuition." -- Sunday Telegraph 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? "Engrossing." -- Publishers Weekly [AU PHOTO] JAMES OSWALD is the author of the Detective Inspector McLean series of crime novels. A crime writer by night, during the day he runs a 350-acre livestock farm in North East Fife, Scotland, where he raises Highland cattle and sheep.

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Product Details

Publisher
Mariner Books
Published
6th January 2015
Pages
486
ISBN
9780544319509

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