The Longest Shadow - Softcover

Mitchell, R. J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1905916612 ISBN 13: 9781905916610

Publisher: Fledgling Press, 2013

Synopsis

THE LONGEST SHADOW begins atop Scotland’s Wallace Monument where a skeleton from DS Thoroughgood’s past threatens to put a stop to his future.

The third installment in the DS Thoroughgood series of Scottish crime thrillers sees Angus Thoroughgood in pursuit of a suspect he believes to be the psychotic leader of a vicious gang wanted for abduction and murder. Taking to the streets of Glasgow’s West End, these famous streets are the stage for a high octane pursuit that will leave the reader gasping for breath — but does Thoroughgood have the right man?

With the case still wide open, Thorughgood’s complicated love life drags him into the battle for the control of the Roxburgh Whisky dynasty. Tensions build towards a nail-biting crescendo as Thoroughgood works to identify the killer intent of wiping out Scotland’s most famous whisky family. With the finger of guilt pointed at a powerful Triad leader, clues from a 70-year-old war-time diary lead Thoroughgood to realise nothing as it seems. However, with the charms of Victoria Roxburgh clouding his judgement, Thoroughgood is dragged into a fight to the end with a ruthless foe whose identity shocks them both.

The Longest Shadow sees author RJ Mitchell drawing from his 12 years of experience as a Glasgow police officer utilising his knowledge of the city and its history to his advantage in this thrilling third chapter of the DS Thoroughgood series.

About this title

About the Author

R.J. Mitchell graduated from Glasgow University in July 1989 with a master's degree in Medieval History before joining Strathclyde Police Service later that year. After 12 years of police service, he started a new career as a sports journalist. He is currently a sportswriter with the Glasgow Evening Times. 'Parallel Lines: The Glasgow Supremacy' was his first novel, based loosely on the author's experiences and centering on the life and times of DS Gus Thoroughgood and DC Kenny Hardie. His second novel The Hurting: The Glasgow Terror continued the adventures of Thoroughgood and Hardie, this time fighting terrorist crime in the streets of Glasgow.

Review

Part three of Gus Thoroughgood's adventures ups the ante on the action. One stand-out sequence features a high-speed chase that rips through the heart of Glasgow, causing more mayhem than a multi-million-dollar Hollywood blockbuster. Michael Bay will be taking notes." ALAN MORRISON, Group Arts Editor, Herald & Times Breathtaking city centre car chases, shoot outs, punch ups and stand offs all conspire to keep the pages turning - while an underlying dark wit has resonances of the very best in the Tartan Noir tradition. GREGOR WHITE, Stirling Observer Praise for The Hurting: The Glasgow Terror "The locations ring true even as characters and scenarios take on violent and exaggerated twists... a timely addition to the Tartan Noir genre." ALAN MORRISON, Group Arts Editor, Herald & Times "This is a thriller packed full of blood and sweat that also has its human side...raises the pulse no question, but also left me with a surprisingly large lump in my throat besides." GREGOR WHITE, Stirling Observer "A fast-moving thriller in which two desperate Glasgow CID officers try to thwart a Jihad on their own doorstep." RUSSELL LEADBETTER, Glasgow Evening Times

Edition details

• Publisher: Fledgling Press
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1905916612
• ISBN 13: 9781905916610
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320