Boy in the Well

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What to expect

Book 2 in the DI Westphall series.

'The Boy in the Well is a dark and satisfying mystery. I thoroughly enjoyed my time in the company of DI Ben Westphall, a compelling personality . . . This one comes thoroughly recommended' James Oswald

The body of a young boy is discovered at the bottom of a well that has been sealed for two hundred years.

Yet the corpse is only days old . . .

Soon, similarities from an old crime emerge and DI Ben Westphall must look to the past to piece together the dark and twisted events taking place in the present.

(P)2019 Hodder & Stoughton Limited

Critics Review

  • Praise for Douglas Lindsay and the DI Westphall series

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  • Boy in the Well is a dark and satisfying mystery. I thoroughly enjoyed my time in the company of DI Ben Westphall, a compelling personality. I look forward to his next instalment. This one comes thoroughly recommended

    James Oswald on Boy in the Well
  • A Tartan Noir tour de force. Lindsay writes with an economy and skill all too rare in modern fiction . . . Brilliant

    Tony Black, author of the DI Bob Valentine series on Song of the Dead
  • Richly atmospheric . . . Lindsay solidifies his place as one of the rising stars of tartan noir

    Publishers Weekly on Song of the Dead
  • Lindsay blends the past and present with eerie, supernatural undertones, building a mysterious puzzle that you have to unravel

    Culturefly on Boy in the Well
  • Lindsay has crafted a chilling, well-paced thriller that spans a range of time periods with a case of deeply disturbing characters, all set against a dramatic Highlands backdrop.

    Woman

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