Loch of the Dead
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  • Published: 31 May 2018
  • ISBN: 9781405926232
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 448

Loch of the Dead

Frey & McGray Book 4

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31 May 2018
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31 May 2018
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15 Jun 2018
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15 Jun 2018
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Inspectors Frey and McGray return in this Jonathan Creek-style mystery set in Victorian Scotland

A woman pleads for the help of Inspectors Frey and 'Nine-Nails' McGray. Her son, illegitimate scion of the Koloman family, has received an anonymous death threat - right after learning he is to inherit the best part of a vast wine-producing estate.

In exchange for their protection, she offers McGray a cure for his sister who has been locked in an insane asylum after brutally murdering their parents: the miraculous waters that spring in a small island in the remote Loch Maree.

The island has long been a sacred burial ground, but the legends around it will turn out to be much darker than McGray could have ever expected.
  • Published: 31 May 2018
  • ISBN: 9781405926232
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 448
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Praise for Loch of the Dead

Oscar de Muriel gets better and better

Jake Kerridge, Sunday Express S Magazine

I am addicted to Frey and McGray

Christopher Fowler, author of the Bryant and May series

This is wonderful. A brilliant, moving, clever, lyrical book - I loved it. Oscar de Muriel is going to be a name to watch.

Manda Scott

The Strings of Murder is one of the best debuts so far this year - a brilliant mix of horror, history, and humour. Genuinely riveting with plenty of twists, this will keep you turning the pages. It's clever, occasionally frightening and superbly written - The Strings Of Murder is everything you need in a mystery thriller.

Crime Review

A hugely entertaining Victorian mystery

The New York Times

Fun to read and a fast page-turner . . . love and murder - they go together like strawberries and cream

Independent

This entertaining novel combines melodrama with the unhappiness of life backstage

Charlotte Heathcote, Sunday Express

I enjoyed this - properly creepy and Gothic

Ian Rankin