Written in Bones

Inspector McLean returns in the seventh instalment of James Oswald's gritty, compelling crime series, for his most mysterious murder investigation yet . . . The roots of murder run deep . . . When a body is found in a tree in The Meadows, Edinburgh's scenic parkland, the forensics suggest the corpse has fallen from a great height. Detective Inspector Tony McLean wonders whether it was an accident, or a murder designed to send a chilling message?

from publisher's description

The hallmarks of Val McDermid or Ian Rankin: it's dark, violent, noirish

The Herald

Crime fiction's next big thing

The Sunday Telegraph

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

Daily Mail

Fifty Shades of Hay

The Times

Unsettling atmosphere, strong sense of place and a canny twist: Oswald easily outstrips the formulaic work of bigger names

The Guardian

This is the seventh gripping instalment in a series that just keeps getting better

Sunday Mirror