Time for the Dead (Rhona MacLeod) - Hardcover

Anderson, Lin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 150986623X ISBN 13: 9781509866236

Publisher: Macmillan UK, 2019

Synopsis

<p><b>Still recovering from her previous case, Rhona MacLeod must investigate a series of brutal killings on the Isle of Skye. <i>Time for the Dead</i> is the fourteenth book in Lin Anderson's forensic crime series.<br><br>'One of the most satisfying characters in modern crime fiction' &ndash; <i>Daily Mail</i></b><br><br>Taking time away from work, forensic scientist Rhona MacLeod returns to her roots on the Isle of Skye. But a chance encounter in the woods leads her to what seems to be a crime scene &ndash; without a victim. Could this be linked to a group of army medics, who visited the area while on leave from Afghanistan and have since gone missing from the island? Enlisting the help of local tracker dog, Rhona starts searching for a connection.<br><br>Two days later, a body is found at the base of the famous cliff known as Kilt Rock. The victim's face and identity are obliterated by the fall. Rhona suspects it is the work of a killer and, as connections form with an ongoing operation in Glasgow, DS Michael McNab is drawn into the investigation.<br><br>The island&rsquo;s unforgiving conditions close in, and Rhona must find out what really happened to the group in Afghanistan &ndash; as the consequences may be being playing out in brutal killings on the Isle of Skye . . .<br><br><b>'The best Scottish crime series since Rebus' &ndash; <i>Daily Record</i></b><br><br><i>Time for the Dead</i> is the fourteenth book in the Rhona MacLeod series by Lin Anderson. It is followed by <i>The Innocent Dead</i>.<br><br><b>Readers love <i>Time for the Dead</i>:</b><br><br>'Honestly this series just gets better and better'<br>'We see a more vulnerable Rhona in this book . . . Another cracking read'<br>'Will have you gripped from the beginning to the end'<br><br>Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin, Martina Cole and <i>Silent Witness</i>.</p>

About this title

About the Author

Lin Anderson has published several novels and one novella featuring forensic expert Dr Rhona MacLeod. Her short story Dead Close was chosen for the Best of British Crime 2011 and is currently in development as a feature film. Also a screenwriter, her film River Child won a student BAFTA and the Celtic Film Festival best fiction award. Currently Chair of the Society of Authors in Scotland, she is also co-founder of Bloody Scotland, Scotland's International Crime Writing Festival.

Edition details

• Publisher: Macmillan UK
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 150986623X
• ISBN 13: 9781509866236
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 400