Written In Bones - James Oswald

James Oswald

Category: Crime

Tags: Crime

Inspector McLean returns in the seventh instalment of James Oswalds gritty, compelling crime series, for his most mysterious murder investigation yet . . ., The roots of murder run deep . . ., Unsettling atmosphere, strong sense of place and a canny twist: Oswald easily outstrips the formulaic work of bigger names Guardian, When a body is found in a tree in The Meadows, Edinburghs scenic parkland, the forensics suggest the corpse has fallen from a great height., Detective Inspector Tony McLean wonders whether it was an accident, or a murder designed to send a chilling message?, The dead man had led quite a life: a disgraced ex-cop turned criminal kingpin who reinvented himself as a celebrated philanthropist., As McLean traces the victims journey, it takes him back to Edinburghs past, and through its underworld - crossing paths with some of its most dangerous and most vulnerable people., And waiting at the end of it all, is the truth behind a crime that cuts to the very heart of the cit