Book Of Souls - Softcover

Oswald, James

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ISBN 10: 1443426067 ISBN 13: 9781443426060

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, 2014

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For fans of Ian Rankin, Stuart MacBride and Peter James, the second novel in a gripping new Edinburgh-based crime series that has already sold more than half a million copies.

Every year for ten years, a different young woman's body was found in Edinburgh at Christmas time, naked, throat slit, body washed clean. Ten years, ten women.

The final victim, Kirsty Summers, was Detective Constable Tony McLean's fiancee. On that occasion, the Christmas Killer made a mistake. McLean found a torture chamber in a cellar beneath a shop and put an end to his brutal killing spree.

Twelve years later and the incarcerated Christmas Killer is murdered by a fellow prisoner. But with the arrival of the festive season comes a body: a young woman, naked, clean, her throat cut. Is this a copycat killer, or was the wrong man behind bars all this time? Or is there a more sinister explanation? McLean must revisit the most disturbing case of his career and discover what he missed before the killer strikes again . . .

The Book of Souls is the second Inspector McLean novel, following the internationally acclaimed Natural Causes. The third book in the series, The Hangman's Song, is coming soon.

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A Detective Inspector McLean Novel

'The hallmarks of Val McDermid or Ian Rankin: it's dark, violent, noirish."—The Herald

Each year for ten years, a young woman’s body was found in Edinburgh at Christmastime: naked, throat slit, body washed clean. The final victim, Kirsty Summers, was Detective Constable Tony McLean's fianc�e. But the Christmas Killer made a mistake, and McLean put an end to the brutal killing spree.

It’s now twelve years later. A fellow prisoner has just murdered the incarcerated Christmas Killer. But with the arrival of the festive season comes a body. A young woman: naked, washed, her throat cut.

Is this a copycat killer? Was the wrong man behind bars all this time? Or is there a more frightening explanation?

McLean must revisit the most disturbing case of his life and discover what he missed before the killer strikes again . . .

"Oswald is among the leaders in the new batch of excellent Scottish crime writers."—Daily Mail

[AU PHOTO] JAMES OSWALD is the author of the Detective Inspector McLean series of crime novels. A crime writer by night, during the day he runs a 350-acre livestock farm in North East Fife, Scotland, where he raises Highland cattle and sheep.

About the Author:

James Oswald is the author of the Detective Inspector McLean series of crime novels. The first two books, Natural Causes and The Book of Souls, are also available as paperbacks and ebooks. He has also written an epic fantasy series, as well as comic scripts and short stories. In his spare time, Oswald runs a 350-acre livestock farm in North East Fife, Scotland, where he raises pedigree Highland Cattle and New Zealand Romney Sheep.

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