Better the devil you know . . . or the one you don't?

For DI Colin Anderson, there's no such simple thing as right and wrong.

As his seemingly clear-cut conviction of paedophile Skelpie Fairbairn is declared unsafe, Anderson finds himself under investigation. Pressure on the DI mounts as an elusive criminal mastermind known as the Puppeteer seems to be the link in a series of alarming events: a gangster torched alive; a teenage boy tortured then dropped off a bridge; and the suicide of a cop working on a decades-old, unsolved child kidnapping.

When a young girl dies in Anderson's arms after being left to drown, he is at his wits' end. With Fairbairn as his only lead, is he prepared to dance with the devil to solve her murder?

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
Praise for Caro Ramsay: 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
Ramsay handles her characters with aplomb, the dialogue crackles and the search for the killer has surprising twists and turns * * Observer * *
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



Book Information
ISBN 9781838855031
Author Caro Ramsay
Format Paperback
Page Count 496
Imprint Black Thorn
Publisher Canongate Books
Weight(grams) 328g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 30mm