Book description
The Book of Souls is James Oswald's second electrifying
thriller in the Detective Inspector McLean series.
Every year for ten years, a 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 fianc e. But the Christmas Killer made a mistake. In a cellar
under a shop, McLean found a torture chamber and put an end to the
brutal killing spree.
Twelve years later, and 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 sinister, frightening explanation?
McLean must revisit the most disturbing case of his life and
discover what he missed before the killer strikes again . . .
The Book of Souls is the second in the Detective Inspector
Mclean series. The first was Natural Causes and the upcoming
third will be called The Hangman's Song. Fans of Ian Rankin,
Peter James and Stuart McBride will love James Oswald's work.
Praise for James Oswald:
'A star of Scotland's burgeoning crime fiction scene' Daily Record
James Oswald is the author of the Detective Inspector McLean series
of crime novels. The first two in the series, Natural Causes
and The Book of Souls, are available from Penguin, with the
third title, The Hangman's Song, forthcoming for 2014. He has
also written an epic fantasy series, The Ballad of Sir Benfro
as well as comic scripts and short stories. In his spare time James
runs a 350 acre livestock farm in North East Fife, where he raises
pedigree Highland Cattle and New Zealand Romney Sheep.
http://jamesoswald. co. uk/
James Oswald is the author of the Detective Inspector McLean
series of crime novels. Currently there are two available, Natural
Causes and The Book of Souls. He has also written an epic
fantasy series, The Ballad of Sir BenfroIn as well as comic
scripts and short stories.
In his spare time he runs a 350 acre livestock farm in North East
Fife, where he raises pedigree Highland Cattle and New Zealand Romney Sheep.
http://jamesoswald. co. uk/
