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The Hangman's Song
The Hangman's Song
Oct 30, 2024 11:22 PM

Author:James Oswald

The Hangman's Song

Discover the gripping thriller from the author of Richard & Judy pick Natural Causes

From the Sunday Times bestseller comes an electrifying crime thriller for fans of Ian Rankin, Peter James and Stuart MacBride

'Compulsive. So many twists and turns. Chilling' 5***** READER REVIEW

'Well writtenand expertly plotted.The tension came alive' 5***** READER REVIEW

'Grippedme right from the start' 5***** READER REVIEW

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A young man is found hanging by a rope in his Edinburgh home. A simple, sad suicide, yet Detective Inspector Tony McLean is puzzled by the curious suicide note.

So when a second hanged man and another strange note appear, McClean sees a sinister pattern.

Investigating a brutal prostitution and human trafficking ring, McLean struggles to find time to link the two suicides. But the discovery of a third convinces him of malicious intent.

Digging deeper, McLean finds answers something terrifying stalking the city streets.

And it's much closer to home than he expects . . .

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Praise for James Oswald:

'Crime fiction's next big thing' Sunday Telegraph

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

'The hallmarks of Val McDermid or Ian Rankin: it's dark, violent, noirish' Herald

'An excellent start to what promises to be a fine series' Guardian

'The new Ian Rankin' Daily Record

Reviews

The hallmarks of Val McDermid or Ian Rankin: it's dark, violent, noirish

—— The Herald

Crime fiction's next big thing

—— The Sunday Telegraph

Literary sensation...James' overnight success has drawn comparisons with the meteoric rise of EL James and her Fifty Shades of Grey series

—— Daily Mail

Fifty Shades of Hay

—— The Times

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

—— Daily Mail

The new Ian Rankin

—— Daily Record

Classy, occasionally brutal, and with the odd suggestion of the supernatural, this will doubtless be another deserved hit. Oswald's writing is in a class above most in this genre and McLean - his rich, idealistic and all-too-human detective - is the perfect counterpoint to Ian Rankin's cynical Inspector Rebus

—— Daily Express

A gripping page-turner

—— Bella

A treat of a thriller that careers along at breakneck page

—— Good Housekeeping's Good Reads

The Couple Next Doors hits all those thriller sweet spots, with its characters acting in the worst ways possible and a plot that speeds through to a hell of a climax....you can’t not read it this summer.

—— Stylist

Meticulously crafted and razor-sharp. The Couple Next Door lingers long after you turn the final page

—— Harlan Coben

Lapena leads us on a cunningly plotted cat-and-mouse trail to the truth while building a horribly queasy portrait of a marriage under terrific strain

—— Metro

Gripped me from the very beginning to the very end!

—— Becky Masterman, author of RAGE AGAINST THE DYING

I read this novel at one sitting absolutely riveted by the storyline. The suspense was beautifully rendered and unrelenting!

—— Sue Grafton

…stark, bluntly told emotional thriller. Dizzying hairpin twists and turns.

—— Sainsbury's magazine

Gripping, pacy, with characters that keep you guessing and second guessing. Loved it

—— Tammy Cohen

A riveting thriller.

—— woman&home

[A] suspenseful, heart-wrenching debut

—— Publishers Weekly

The new The GIRL ON THE TRAIN.

—— I MAGAZINE

Every chapter poses another question in this gripping thriller documenting every parent’s worst fear

—— Essentials

Twisty, frenetic...tight, effective storytelling

—— Guardian

Compulsive and the denouement comes as a satisfying surprise.

—— The i

a gripping, twisting story in which you're never quite sure of anyone's motives until they're shockingly exposed.

—— Crime Scene

Told 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
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