Cold as the Grave

The ninth book in the Sunday Times-bestselling phenomenon that is the Inspector McLean series, from one of Scotland's most celebrated crime writers.

Her lifeless body is hidden in the dark corner of a basement room, a room which seems to have been left untouched for decades. A room which feels as cold as the grave.

As a rowdy demonstration makes its slow and vocal way along Edinburgh's Royal Mile, Detective Chief Inspector Tony McLean's team are on stand-by for any trouble. The newly promoted McLean is distracted, inexplicably drawn to a dead-end mews street... and a door, slightly ajar, which leads to this poor girl's final resting place.

But how long has she been there, in her sleep of death? The answers are far from what McLean or anyone else could expect. The truth far more chilling than a simple cold case...

Praise for James Oswald:

'The new Ian Rankin' Daily Record

'Creepy, gritty and gruesome' Sunday Mirror

'Crime fiction's next big thing' Sunday Telegraph

“Hugely enjoyable”

Crime fiction's next big thing - Sunday Telegraph

Oswald's writing is in a class above most - Daily Express

Creepy, gritty and gruesome - Sunday Mirror

The new Ian Rankin - Daily Record

- Mirror

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

James Oswald is the author of the Sunday Times bestselling Inspector McLean series of detective mysteries, the DC Constance Fairchild series and, as J D OSWALD, the standalone novel BROKEN GHOSTS. James's first book, NATURAL CAUSES, was shortlisted for the British Book Awards Debut Author Award. His latest book, THE REST IS DEATH, is the fourteenth in the Inspector Mclean series.

James farms pedigree Highland cows by day, writes disturbing fiction by night.

The ninth book in the Sunday Times -bestselling phenomenon that is the Inspector McLean series, from one of Scotland's most celebrated crime writers .Her lifeless body is hidden in the dark corner of a basement room, a room which seems to have been left untouched for decades. A room which feels as cold as the grave. As a rowdy demonstration makes its slow and vocal way along Edinburgh's Royal Mile, Detective Chief Inspector Tony McLean's team are on stand-by for any trouble. The newly promoted McLean is distracted, inexplicably drawn to a dead-end mews street... and a door, slightly ajar, which leads to this poor girl's final resting place. But how long has she been there, in her sleep of death? The answers are far from what McLean or anyone else could expect. The truth far more chilling than a simple cold case... Praise for James Oswald: 'The new Ian Rankin ' Daily Record ' Creepy , gritty and gruesome ' Sunday Mirror 'Crime fiction's next big thing ' Sunday Telegraph

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