{"product_id":"the-book-of-souls-2-paperback","title":"The Book of Souls, 2 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach year for ten years, a young woman's body was found in Edinburgh at Christmastime: naked, throat slit, body washed clean. The final victim, Kirsty Summers, was Detective Constable Tony McLean's fiancée. But the Christmas Killer made a mistake, and McLean put an end to the brutal killing spree. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It's now twelve years later. A fellow prisoner has just murdered the incarcerated Christmas Killer. But with the arrival of the festive season comes a body. A young woman: naked, washed, her throat cut. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Is this a copycat killer? Was the wrong man behind bars all this time? Or is there a more frightening explanation? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e McLean must revisit the most disturbing case of his life and discover what he missed before the killer strikes again . . .\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Detective Inspector McLean Novel\u003c\/p\u003e'The hallmarks of Val McDermid or Ian Rankin: it's dark, violent, noirish.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach year for ten years, a young woman s body was found in Edinburgh at Christmastime: naked, throat slit, body washed clean. The final victim, Kirsty Summers, was Detective Constable Tony McLean's fiancee. But the Christmas Killer made a mistake, and McLean put an end to the brutal killing spree. \u003cbr\u003eIt s now twelve years later. A fellow prisoner has just murdered the incarcerated Christmas Killer. But with the arrival of the festive season comes a body. A young woman: naked, washed, her throat cut. \u003cbr\u003eIs this a copycat killer? Was the wrong man behind bars all this time? Or is there a more frightening explanation? \u003cbr\u003eMcLean must revisit the most disturbing case of his life and discover what he missed before the killer strikes again . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Oswald is among the leaders in the new batch of excellent Scottish crime writers.\" \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e[AUPHOTO] JAMES OSWALD is the author of the Detective Inspector McLean series of crime novels. A crime writer by night, during the day he runs a 350-acre livestock farm in North East Fife, Scotland, where he raises Highland cattle and sheep.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369790439647,"sku":"9780544319493","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/9COV5yqUZP9780544319493.webp?v=1789146623","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/the-book-of-souls-2-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}