Natural Causes by James Oswald - ISBN: 9781405913140
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Edinburgh DI confronts a macabre ritual and ancient, terrifying evil.

Natural Causes

Inspector McLean 1

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  • Paperback

    464 pages

  • Release Date

    28 July 2016

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Summary

The first title in the exciting new Detective Inspector McLean series. A gripping crime thriller set in Edinburgh.

A young girl’s mutilated body is discovered in a sealed room. Her remains are carefully arranged, in what seems to have been a cruel and macabre ritual, which appears to have taken place over 60 years ago.

For newly appointed Edinburgh Detective Inspector Tony McLean this baffling cold case ought to be a low priority - but he is haunted by the young victim and her…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781405913140
ISBN-10:1405913142
Author:James Oswald
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Penguin Books Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:464
Edition:2nd
Release Date:28 July 2016
Weight:324g
Dimensions:199mm x 130mm x 31mm
Series:Inspector McLean
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Critics Review

Crime fiction’s next big thing

Crime fiction’s next big thing * The Sunday Telegraph *
Literary sensation…James’ overnight success has drawn comparisons with the meteoric rise of EL James and her Fifty Shades of Grey series * Daily Mail *
Fifty Shades of Hay * The Times *
Oswald is among the leaders in the new batch of excellent Scottish crime writers * Daily Mail *
The new Ian Rankin * Daily Record *
The hallmarks of Val McDermid or Ian Rankin: it’s dark, violent, noirish * The Herald *
A star of Scotland’s burgeoning crime fiction scene * Daily Record *

About The Author

James Oswald

James Oswald is the author of the Inspector McLean series of crime novels. The first seven, Natural Causes, The Book of Souls, The Hangman’s Song, Dead Men’s Bones, Prayer for the Dead, The Damage Done and Written in Bones are available as Penguin paperbacks and ebooks. He has also written an epic fantasy series, The Ballad of Sir Benfro, which is published by Penguin, 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.

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