The Violent Hour

Festival season. The streets are filled to bursting with tourists, and Edinburgh is gripped by a stifling heatwave. Not the best time for one of the most violent murders the city has witnessed in years. ‘Do yourself a favour and read James Oswald‘s series. I can almost guarantee you won‘t stop at one‘ READER REVIEW The victim of the murder cannot be identified; its brutal nature of the shocking both the public and the police. What could possibly have inflicted such gruesome injuries? Was it a wild animal on the loose, or the beginning of some horrific gang warfare? Another body is found on Musselburgh Beach: naked, comatose, but this time still alive. DI Tony McLean can‘t shake the feeling that there is a connection to the killing - but there are few leads for him and the team to go by. The police are at a loss, and the city is on edge - will the killer strike again? Praise for James Oswald: ‘The new Ian Rankin‘ Daily Record ‘Creepy, gritty and gruesome‘ Sunday Mirror ‘Oswald‘s writing is in a class above most‘ Daily Express