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Paths of the Dead

Lin Anderson author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Pan Macmillan

Published:13th Jun '19

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Paths of the Dead is a suspenseful forensic thriller, the ninth in the Rhona MacLeod series by Lin Anderson.

A gruesome game is playing out around Glasgow, and forensic scientist Rhona MacLeod must see its end. The ninth suspenseful thriller in the series from Lin Anderson.

A brutal slaying is the first move in a ritualistic killer's twisted game. Paths of the Dead is the ninth novel in Lin Anderson's Glasgow-set forensic crime series featuring Rhona MacLeod.

'One of the most satisfying characters in modern crime fiction' – Daliy Mail


When Amy MacKenzie agrees to attend a meeting at a local spiritualist church, the last person she expects to hear calling to her from beyond the grave is her son. The son whom she'd only spoken to an hour before.

Then the body of a young man is found inside a Neolithic stone circle high above the city of Glasgow – and forensic scientist Rhona MacLeod is soon on the case. The hands have been severed and there is a stone in the victim's mouth with the number five scratched on it. DI Michael McNab is certain it's a gangland murder, but Rhona isn't convinced.

When a second body is found in similar circumstances, a pattern begins to emerge – that of a killer intent on enacting a gruesome Druidic game. One that everyone will be forced to play . . .

'The best Scottish crime series since Rebus' – Daily Record

Paths of the Dead is the ninth book in the Rhona MacLeod series by Lin Anderson. It is followed by The Special Dead.

Readers love Paths of the Dead:

'It is gruesome, gritty reading at times, full of twists and turns'
'I had to ration myself or I would have finished it in one sitting'
'I have read all the Rhona MacLeod books and each one is better than the last!'

Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin, Martina Cole and Silent Witness.

Lin Anderson is one of Scotland's natural treasures - don't be fooled by comparisons, her writing is unique, bringing warmth and depth to even the seediest parts of Glasgow. Lin's Rhona MacLeod is a complex and compelling heroine who just gets better with every outing -- Stuart MacBride, author of the Logan McRae series
Shades of The Wicker Man, with a touch of Agatha Christie. Superb * Daily Mail *
The best Scottish crime series since Rebus * Daily Record *
They don’t call Lin Anderson the Queen of Tartan Noir for nothing! [She] is an expert at atmospheric narrative and with one swoop of her pen her prose will chill you to the bone * chaptersinmylife *
A real page-turner -- Ian Rankin, author of the Inspector Rebus series, on The Party House
Vivid and atmospheric . . . enthralling -- The Guardian on The Killing Tide
A cast of characters who feel like old friends -- The Sunday Times on None But the Dead

ISBN: 9781529000672

Dimensions: 196mm x 130mm x 33mm

Weight: 286g

432 pages