It is the run-up to Christmas when two seven-year-old boys are abducted from the streets of Glasgow. For DI Colin Anderson the case is especially disturbing, because the boys look so much like his own young son Peter.

When a simple house fire turns into a full-scale murder investigation, and with cold and flu season having taken many officers off the street, the force is stretched to breaking point. DS Costello's hunch is the crimes are connected, and a killer is ingeniously hiding his trail. As the squad continues to struggle working both cases, for DI Anderson the nightmare is about to get terrifyingly close to home.

About the Author

Caro Ramsay is the Glaswegian author of the critically acclaimed DI Anderson and DS Costello series, the first of which Absolution, was shortlisted for the CWA's New Blood Dagger for best debut of the year. The ninth book in the series, The Suffering of Strangers was longlisted for the McIlvanney Prize 2018.

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Reviews
The terrific cast of characters keep the action and detection compelling * * Time Out * *
Brilliant in twisting the tension tauter with each page * * Guardian * *
Glasgow comes alive in Caro Ramsay's dark, vivid and daring thriller -- Val McDermid on Absolution
Well drawn characters and a great sense of place set this series head and shoulders above most of the competition * * Times * *
[Ramsay] is able to write scenes of heartbreaking tenderness nestled amid evocations of such grotesque violence that it is difficult to imagine that they can coexist as such sublime interlocking pieces of the whole... * * New York Sun * *
At once humane, horrifying and exciting * * Literary Review on Absolution * *
Caro Ramsay proves once again that she is a titan of Tartan Noir -- Helen Fields
Ramsay handles her characters with aplomb, the dialogue crackles and the search for the killer has surprising twists and turns * * Observer * *



Book Information
ISBN 9781786899071
Author Caro Ramsay
Format Paperback
Page Count 528
Imprint Black Thorn
Publisher Canongate Books
Weight(grams) 349g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 31mm