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The Gathering Dark

Inspector McLean 8

James Oswald author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd

Published:28th Jun '18

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A horrific accident unearths a dangerous conspiracy in the latest installment of the bestselling Inspector McLean crime series.

The dead demand vengeance . . . Discover the gripping crime thriller in the bestselling Inspector McLean series

'Chilling, harrowing, extremely well written and absolutely addictive' 5***** Reader Review
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A truck driver loses control in central Edinburgh, ploughing into a crowded bus stop and spilling his vehicle's toxic load. The consequences are devastating.

DI Tony McLean witnesses the carnage.

Taking control of the investigation, he soon realises there is much that is deeply amiss - and everyone involved seems to have something to hide.

But as McLean struggles to uncover who caused the tragedy, a greater crisis develops:

The new Chief Superintendent's son is missing, last seen in the area of the crash . . .

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PRAISE FOR THE INSPECTOR McLEAN SERIES

'Crime fiction's next big thing'
Sunday Telegraph

'Oswald's writing is in a class above most'
Daily Express

'Creepy, gritty and gruesome'
Sunday Mirror

'The new Ian Rankin'
Daily Record

'Hugely enjoyable'
Mirror

'Oswald is among the leaders in the new batch of excellent Scottish crime writers'
Daily Mail

A master of his material . . . an unusually competent and humane police procedural * Scotsman *
The hallmarks of Val McDermid or Ian Rankin: it's dark, violent, noirish * The Herald *
Crime fiction's next big thing * The Sunday Telegraph *
Oswald is among the leaders in the new batch of excellent Scottish crime writers * Daily Mail *

ISBN: 9781405925310

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 28mm

Weight: 319g

464 pages