Playing With Dolls

An attention-hungry killer. A deadly game of cat and mouse. A DI at the end of his tether.

The photo tacked to the Major Investigation Team's whiteboard when DI Brian Brandon turns up for work shows a Victorian doll sitting demurely in the shade of a sycamore. But a closer look reveals it's a dead woman.

Who killed her, dressed her up, and put her on display in one of Strathburgh's busiest parks?

Still battling the fallout from a botched arrest, Brian's efforts to catch the Dollmaker are hampered by internal politics, mounting public pressure, and a true-crime blogger who has turned him into a punchline. As the body count rises and the killer grows in confidence, the case hits unbearably close to home, forcing him to put everything on the line.

Will Brian's gamble pay off, or will the Dollmaker destroy what little he has left?

Perfect for fans of JD Kirk, Ian Rankin, Helen Fields, and Val McDermid, this is the gripping, fast-paced third instalment in the dark, gritty Scottish crime series featuring DI Brian Brandon of the city of Strathburgh's Major Investigations Team.