Sins of the Dead

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'The best Scottish crime series since Rebus' Daily Record

The sins of the dead are all consuming . . .

While illegally street racing in the underground tunnels of Glasgow, four Harley-Davidson riders make a horrifying discovery: a dead man left in the darkness, hands together on his chest as if peacefully laid to rest. The cause of death is unclear, the only clues being a half glass of red wine and a partially eaten chunk of bread by his side that echo the ancient religious practice of sin-eating.

Called to the scene, forensic scientist Rhona MacLeod is perplexed by the lack of evidence. But when another body is found near her own flat, laid out in a similar manner, she fears a forensically aware killer stalks the city and is marking the victims with their unique signature. Even more worryingly, the killer appears to be using skills they may have learned while attending her forensic science lectures at Glasgow University.

There are signs that Rhona is being targeted, that the killer is playing with her and the police, drawing them into a deadly race against time, before the sin-eater’s next victim is chosen . . .

Sins of the Dead is the thrilling thirteenth book in Lin Anderson’s forensic crime series featuring Rhona MacLeod, followed by Time for the Dead.

Critics Review

  • The best Scottish crime series since Rebus

    Daily Record

  • Shades of The Wicker Man, with a touch of Agatha Christie. Superb

    Daily Mail

  • The bleak landscape is beautifully described, giving this popular series a new lease of life

    Sunday Times

  • Hugely imaginative and exciting

    James Grieve (Emeritus Professor of Forensic Pathology)

  • From the Glasgow’s real underbelly, Lin Anderson’s Sins of the Dead will have you biting your nails and wondering why you ever bought a telly. Inventive, compelling, genuinely scary and beautifully written, as always

    Denzil Meyrick

  • Brilliant book by a brilliant crime writer. True forensics at its very best

    Lorna Dawson, CBE (Principal Soil Scientist, James Hutton Institute & Professor, RGU)

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