Whispers of the Dead

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'Forensic scientist Rhona MacLeod has become one of the most satisfying characters in modern crime fiction' - Daily Mail


A gangland slaying. A missing movie star. When an actor goes missing in Glasgow, the clue to his whereabouts could be in the film script itself.

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In the dead of night, a man’s body is found strapped to a chair in Glasgow’s Elder Park, his identity unknown. Forensic scientist Rhona MacLeod thinks the violence displayed at the scene suggests a gangland feud. And, when the post-mortem uncovers a bullet engraved with a snake’s head in the man’s stomach, Rhona's suspicions intensify.

Elsewhere in the city, a major Hollywood movie is being filmed, but production comes to a standstill when the lead actor vanishes without a trace. As the news spreads, DS Michael McNab senses a chilling connection between the two cases – a brutal organized-crime storyline playing out in real life on the streets of Glasgow.

With fact and fiction blurring, all Rhona and McNab know for sure is that there is a vendetta at work that must be paid in blood. Can the script of the movie lead them to the killer before its gruesome finale comes to pass?

Whispers of the Dead is the latest pulse-pounding instalment in Lin Anderson's Rhona MacLeod series.

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Praise for Whispers of the Dead:

'I absolutely love Lin's writing style - atmospheric, descriptive, engrossing' - Reader Review


'Tense, gritty and packed with twists and turns . . . A really authentic sense of the darker side of life on the streets of Glasgow' - Reader Review

'I am in awe of the way in which Anderson keeps all of the plot threads in hand whilst expertly weaving in connections and tying up loose threads' - Reader Review

'Glasgow and its surrounds are in the DNA of the bestselling series' - The Sunday Post

Critics Review

Forensic scientist Rhona MacLeod has become one of the most satisfying characters in modern crime fiction

Daily Mail

Lin Anderson is one of Scotland’s national treasures – don’t be fooled by comparisons, her writing is unique, bringing warmth and depth to even the seediest parts of Glasgow

Stuart MacBride, author of the Logan McRae series

The best Scottish crime series Rebus

Daily Record

Glasgow and its surrounds are in the DNA of the bestselling series

The Sunday Post

User Reviews

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