The Damage Done

They’ll Bury The Truth - One Body At A Time…


When a police raid in Edinburgh goes horribly wrong, the only silver lining for Inspector Tony McLean is a discovery that could lead to a long-lost girl from his early days on the beat.


Haunted by the mystery of what happened to her, McLean begins to dig into a case he thought long buried.


But the shadows of the past are soon eclipsed by crimes in the present as a series of strange and gruesome deaths shock the city.


As McLean's investigation draws him ever deeper into the upper echelons of Edinburgh society, it will not only be his career on the line - but his life as well...


Praise for James Oswald


'The new Ian Rankin'

Daily Record


'Oswald's writing is in a class above'

Express


'Creepy gritty and gruesome'

Sunday Mirror


"Eerie…This series just keeps getting better, and loyal fans and new readers alike will be pleased."

—Publishers Weekly


"Yet another police procedural on steroids, a case made even more bizarre by Oswald’s trademark hints of the supernatural, impossible to put down."

—Kirkus Reviews


"A gritty police procedural with incredible twists."

—Robert Dugoni, #1 Amazon and New York Times bestselling author of My Sisters Grave on Dead Men’s Bones


"Readers who stay the course will be rewarded with an explosive ending and will agree with McLean that the best part of the job is ‘the hunt for clues, the slow puzzling out of just what had happened.’"

—Booklist on Dead Men’s Bones


"Oswald’s fourth is a house of horrors that adds an above-par mystery to the usual supernatural touches."

—Kirkus Reviews on Dead Men’s Bones