Author:James Oswald
No good deed goes unpunished...
When a police raid in Edinburgh goes horribly wrong, the only silver lining for Inspector Tony McLean is a discovery that could lead to a long-lost girl from his early days on the beat.
Haunted by the mystery of what happened to her, McLean begins to dig into a case he thought long buried.
But the shadows of the past are soon eclipsed by crimes in the present as a series of strange and gruesome deaths shock the city.
As McLean's investigation draws him ever deeper into the upper echelons of Edinburgh society, it will not only be his career on the line - but his life as well...
Praise for James Oswald
'The new Ian Rankin'
Daily Record
'Oswald's writing is in a class above'
Express
'Creepy gritty and gruesome'
Sunday Mirror
Creepy, gritty and gruesome
—— Sunday MirrorCrime fiction's next big thing
—— The Sunday TelegraphThe new Ian Rankin
—— Daily RecordOswald's writing is in a class above most in this genre
—— Daily ExpressThe hallmarks of Val McDermid or Ian Rankin: it's dark, violent, noirish
—— The HeraldOswald is among the leaders in the new batch of excellent Scottish crime writers
—— Daily MailFifty Shades of Hay
—— The TimesHugely enjoyable
—— The MirrorLiterary sensation . . . James' overnight success has drawn comparisons with the meteoric rise of E L James and her Fifty Shades of Grey series
—— Daily MailTense, riveting, and timely - The Last One is a conceptually brilliant novel, one you'll race to finish
—— Karen Perry, bestselling author of , Girl UnknownI shot through this in one sitting. Like Gone Girl . . . It's the most gripping thing I've read for ages
—— Evening StandardBeautifully written, tense and twisty tale
—— Sunday MirrorBeautifully written, with just the right balance of teasing the reader with clues and hitting them with revelations
—— Best Crime Fiction of 2015 , TelegraphA twist-filled page-turner
—— CloserThis is an intense and subtle story with some wonderfully poetic passages and a character driven plot which becomes more compelling as the sense of momentum gathers and the true version of events is slowly revealed. Gripping stuff
—— Sunday MirrorGripping, pacy, with characters that keep you guessing and second guessing. Loved it
—— Tammy CohenA riveting thriller.
—— woman&home[A] suspenseful, heart-wrenching debut
—— Publishers WeeklyThe new The GIRL ON THE TRAIN.
—— I MAGAZINEEvery chapter poses another question in this gripping thriller documenting every parent’s worst fear
—— EssentialsTwisty, frenetic...tight, effective storytelling
—— GuardianCompulsive and the denouement comes as a satisfying surprise.
—— The ia gripping, twisting story in which you're never quite sure of anyone's motives until they're shockingly exposed.
—— Crime SceneTold in a realistic and un-hysterical way, the twists and turns are all the more shocking - the best white-knuckle ride of the year.
—— Daily Mail