The Hangman's Song: Inspector McLean 3 by James Oswald (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Hangman's Song by James Oswald 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. A second hanged man and another strange note hint at a sinister pattern. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The third in the phenomenally successful Inspector McLean series, set in EdinburghThe body of a man is found hanging in an empty house. To the Edinburgh police force this appears to be a simple suicide case.Days later another body is found.The body is hanging from an identical rope and the noose has been tied using the same knot.Then a third body is found.As Inspector McLean digs deeper he descends into a world where the lines of reality are blurred and where the most irrational answers become the only explanations. Notes The 3rd in the Inspector McLean series, set in Edinburgh. Oswald was a successful self-published author, with his first 2 novels selling more than 350,000 ebooks. Follows on from Natural Causes and The Book Of Souls. McLean investigates a series of hangings in abandoned houses. Crime fictions next big thing The Sunday Telegraph Back Cover The new Ian Rankin Daily Record Edinburgh Detective Inspector Tony McLean is called to a suicide: a young man hanging from a rope in his tidy flat. If it wasnt for the curious note left behind it might be just another sad story in a city full of them. But when McLean is called to another suicide - same knot, same kind of rope, and another odd note - suspicions begin to form. Could this be something else entirely? McLeans superiors, unimpressed by an investigation that twists suicides into unsolved murders, want him to leave it well alone. However, if McLean is right then unknown to everyone a terrifying killer is stalking the streets seeking out their next victim . . . Praise for James Oswald Oswalds writing is in a class above Express Creepy gritty and gruesome Sunday Mirror Author Biography James Oswald is the author of the Inspector McLean series of crime novels. The first seven, Natural Causes, The Book of Souls, The Hangmans Song, Dead Mens Bones, Prayer for the Dead, The Damage Done and Written in Bones are available as Penguin paperbacks and ebooks. He has also written an epic fantasy series, The Ballad of Sir Benfro, which is published by Penguin, as well as comic scripts and short stories.In his spare time he runs a 350-acre livestock farm in north-east Fife, where he raises pedigree Highland Cattle and New Zealand Romney sheep. Review The hallmarks of Val McDermid or Ian Rankin: its dark, violent, noirish * The Herald *Crime fictions 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. Oswalds 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 Rankins cynical Inspector Rebus * Daily Express * Promotional 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. A second hanged man and another strange note hint at a sinister pattern. Review Text The hallmarks of Val McDermid or Ian Rankin: its dark, violent, noirish Review Quote Crime fictions next big thing Promotional "Headline" 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. A second hanged man and another strange note hint at a sinister pattern. Details ISBN1405913185 Author James Oswald ISBN-10 1405913185 ISBN-13 9781405913188 Media Book Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 823.92 Pages 496 Edition 3rd Imprint Penguin Books Ltd Subtitle Inspector McLean 3 Series Inspector McLean Format Paperback Language English UK Release Date 2014-02-27 Illustrator Jane Massey Translator Michael A. Scarpitti Edited by Gnon Baba Birth 1969 Affiliation Research Scholar, Amal Jyothi Centre for Nanoscience and Technology, Kerala, India Position UN Under-Secretary General and Rector Qualifications MD MPA Year 2014 Publication Date 2014-02-27 Audience General NZ Release Date 2016-07-27 AU Release Date 2016-07-27 Alternative 9781405913195 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:78496747;

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