Boy in the Well
A Scottish murder mystery with a twist you won't see coming (DI Westphall 2)
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
30 May 2019
Summary
DI Westphall.
No ordinary detective.
No ordinary investigations.
A twisting new crime series set in the Scottish Highlands. For fans of Stephen King, Christopher Brookmyre and John Connolly.
‘A dark and satisfying mystery … This one comes thoroughly recommended’ James Oswald
The body of a young boy is discovered at the bottom of a well that has been sealed for two hundred years. Yet the corpse is only d…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781473696945 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1473696941 |
| Author: | Douglas Lindsay |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Mulholland Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 30 May 2019 |
| Weight: | 270g |
| Dimensions: | 199mm x 128mm x 26mm |
| Series: | DI Westphall |
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Praise for Douglas Lindsay and the DI Westphall series - -
Boy in the Well is a dark and satisfying mystery. I thoroughly enjoyed my time in the company of DI Ben Westphall, a compelling personality. I look forward to his next instalment. This one comes thoroughly recommendedA Tartan Noir tour de force. Lindsay writes with an economy and skill all too rare in modern fiction … BrilliantRichly atmospheric … Lindsay solidifies his place as one of the rising stars of tartan noir - Publishers Weekly on Song of the DeadLindsay blends the past and present with eerie, supernatural undertones, building a mysterious puzzle that you have to unravel - CultureflyAbout The Author
Douglas Lindsay
Douglas Lindsay was born in Scotland in 1964, at 2:38 am. Thirty-five years of little note ensued, before the world heralded the publication of his first book, The Long Midnight of Barney Thomson, which was adapted was adapted for the screen starring Robert Carlyle, Ray Winstone and Emma Thompson. As he was leaving the house to undertake a public engagement for the first time, his wife kissed him on the cheek and said, ‘Whatever you do, don’t be yourself…’ Sadly, Lindsay continues to ignore her advice to this day.
Lindsay worked at the Ministry of Defence for over ten years and is married to a diplomat. He has lived in Dakar, Belgrade, Warsaw and Tallinn, an experience that inspired Song of the Dead. He now lives and writes full time in Somerset with his wife and their two children.
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