Inspector McLean returns in the seventh instalment of James Oswald's gritty, compelling crime series, for his most mysterious murder investigation yet . . .

The roots of murder run deep . . .

When a body is found in a tree in The Meadows, Edinburgh's 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?

Unsettling atmosphere, strong sense of place and a canny twist: Oswald easily outstrips the formulaic work of bigger names

This is the seventh gripping instalment in a series that just keeps getting better

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

Crime fiction's next big thing

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

Fifty Shades of Hay

A scary, breakneck ride with thrills that never let up

Strong storytelling. Highly entertaining

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.

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

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

Gripped me from the very beginning to the very end!

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

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

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

A riveting thriller.

[A] suspenseful, heart-wrenching debut

The new The GIRL ON THE TRAIN.

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

Twisty, frenetic...tight, effective storytelling

Compulsive and the denouement comes as a satisfying surprise.

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

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.

This smart, twisty and ingenious debut follows pregnant Rachel as she tracks the trail of deceit left by her boyfriend, Jack. As emotionally engaging as it is taut, this is drama at its best

How well can you really know someone? That's the question posed by this superb debut...With engaging characters, and a cleverly crafted message about morality and forgiveness at its core, this contemporary love story wrapped up in a thriller is a brilliant read. Compelling and intense

Prepare to be gripped by this tense thriller

Completely plausible, perfectly paced plot, create moments of heart-in-mouth suspense

So meticulously does Myerson draw these characters and so intricately does she interweave the narratives that reading the novel is like watching a film and shouting at the screen while a character fails to notice the murdered hiding under the bed. The Stopped Heart is an eerie and disquieting ghost story about the natures of male desire, teenage rites of passage and how grief can shift the prism through which we perceive both the past and the present.

A strange, uncanny novel, bewitching and heady

Richly rendered characters, with a well-delineated supporting cast and a strong sense of place. A debut of astonishing maturity.

This beautifully written and poetic novel is fascinating and disturbing… This is a novel which stays in the mind.

A powerful debut novel.

I kept flipping back, over and over, rereading pages and saying ‘Oh my God’ to myself.

Mina’s recent novel The Long Drop…is her most interesting work

An atmospheric recreation of a vanished Glasgow…and a compelling exploration of the warped criminal mind. A Mina masterpiece

One of the most exciting writers to have emerged in Britain for years.

One of the most fiercely intelligent of crime writers