The Gathering Dark

The gripping new crime thriller in the highly acclaimed Inspector McLean series


A truck driver loses control in central Edinburgh, ploughing into a crowded bus stop and spilling his vehicle's toxic load. The consequences are devastating.


DI Tony McLean witnesses the carnage. Taking control of the investigation, he soon realises there is much that is deeply amiss - and everyone involved seems to have something to hide.


But as McLean struggles to uncover who caused the tragedy, a greater crisis develops: the new Chief Superintendent's son is missing, last seen in the area of the crash...


Brilliantly plotted and utterly compelling, this is the gripping new novel in the bestselling Inspector McLean series.


PRAISE FOR THE INSPECTOR McLEAN SERIES


'Crime fiction's next big thing'

Sunday Telegraph


'Oswald's writing is in a class above most'

Daily Express


'Creepy, gritty and gruesome'

Sunday Mirror


'The new Ian Rankin'

Daily Record


'Hugely enjoyable'

Mirror


'Oswald is among the leaders in the new batch of excellent Scottish crime writers'

Daily Mail