The Hangman's Song
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4.3 • 15 Ratings
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
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.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A rash of suicides usually isn't cause for alarm, but Det. Insp. Tony McLean becomes sure the hangings are linked in Oswald's chilling third installment of his Edinburgh-based series. McLean, who's primarily occupied with the slow recovery of his girlfriend, crime scene photographer Emma Baird, who nearly died at the hands of a serial killer in 2014's The Book of Souls, doesn't immediately see a connection between the deaths. The victims don't seem to know each other or be connected in even a tangential manner, leading McLean's superiors who already dislike the DI for his refusal to play along with office politics to conclude that there's no need for a homicide investigation. At home, Emma wakes up from a coma with no memory of him, their relationship, or even her professional career. 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.
