Dead Men's Bones
Inspector McLean 4
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4.2 • 133 Ratings
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- £3.99
Publisher Description
THE TWISTY FOURTH NOVEL AND SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, FROM THE GRIPPING INSPECTOR MCLEAN SERIES SET IN EDINBURGH
A family lies slaughtered in an isolated house in North East Fife . . .
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Morag Weatherly and her two young daughters have been shot by husband Andrew, an influential politician, before he turned the gun on himself.
But what would cause a rich, successful man to snap so suddenly?
For Inspector Tony McLean, this apparently simple but high-profile case leads him into a world of power and privilege. And the deeper he digs, the more he realizes he's being manipulated by shadowy factions.
Under pressure to wrap up the case, McLean instead seeks to uncover layers of truth - putting the lives of everyone he cares about at risk . . .
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PRAISE FOR JAMES OSWALD:
'A star of Scotland's burgeoning crime fiction scene' DAILY RECORD
'Crime fiction's next big thing' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
'Literary sensation' DAILY MAIL
'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
'Oswald's writing is in a class above most in this genre' DAILY EXPRESS
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In Oswald's solid fourth procedural to feature Edinburgh-based Det. Insp. Tony McLean (after 2015's The Hangman's Song), a dead man is found at the bottom of a cliff, naked and covered in tattoos, and a prominent politician kills his wife and two little girls before committing suicide. McLean is surprised that he's asked to investigate the murder/suicide since it's not his turf, but he eventually discovers the two cases are connected. As the cases get stranger, it becomes obvious that McLean is dealing with a very different kind of evil. The narrative lags in the middle but regains its feet when McLean finds out that a long-abandoned psychiatric hospital may be an important part of the case, as is Jane Louise Dee, a beautiful and diabolical woman who insinuates herself into the investigation. Fans who enjoy their procedurals with a hint of the supernatural, as well as a cold and gloomy setting, will find much to enjoy.
Customer Reviews
Sod the supernatural
I’ll give it three for the ease of the read, but he’s a good enough writer to ditch all this mystical devil business and come up with a decent, plausible plot. The mixing of genre is just damn irritating. Still, he’s developing the dimensions of his characters in this one. Must try harder!
Dead Men's Bones.
More than a little disappointed with this DI Maclean outing. Repetitive phraseology began to grate and the constant in house bickering within the force spoiled what could have been a good plot. Would have been more enjoyable with a United team all working for the same end.
Dead Men's Bones
Enjoyed the book but found the end disappointing. I obviously didn't quite get it and it left most things that happened in the plot unanswered.