Blog Tour stop for the new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author James Oswald
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"The truth is far more chilling than a simple cold case..."
Synopsis
The ninth book in the Sunday Times-bestselling phenomenon that is the Inspector McLean series, from one of Scotland's most celebrated crime writers.
Her mummified body is hidden in the dark corner of a basement room, a room which seems to have been left untouched for decades.
A room which feels as cold as the grave.
As a rowdy demonstration makes its slow and vocal way along Edinburgh's Royal Mile, Detective Chief Inspector Tony McLean's team are on stand-by for any trouble.
The newly promoted McLean is distracted, inexplicably drawn to a dead-end mews street... and a door, slightly ajar, which leads to this poor girl's final resting place. But how long has she been there, in her sleep of death?
The answers are far from what McLean or anyone else could expect. The truth far more chilling than a simple cold case...
My Review
Truth be told i was so very excited to be asked to take part in the blog tour for this book as i am already a huge fan of the mclean series!!
If your looking for a solid police procedural/investigation with the bonus of what is by now an established team of characters that make this read so real and full of warmth.
I really enjoyed Cold as the Grave plenty of twists and turns, lots of action and the one of the best parts with the added supernatural element.
When you first tackle this element in a book like this it is hard to understand how it fits but James Oswald but makes it fit so naturally within the story and the reactions of the characters that it all just works and is a real signature of the series.
The novel is a real page turner, a slow burn but woven with with several mysteries going on that keep you wanting to just read one more bit and kept me guessing.
Author Bio
JAMES OSWALD is the author of the Sunday Times bestselling Inspector McLean series of detective mysteries, as well as the new DC Constance Fairchild series.
James's first two books, NATURAL CAUSES and THE BOOK OF SOULS, were both short-listed for the prestigious CWA Debut Dagger Award.
AS COLD AS THE GRAVE is the ninth book in the Inspector Mclean Series.
James farms Highland cows and Romney sheep by day, writes disturbing fiction by night.
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Thank you to the Publisher and Author for sending me an Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) of this novel and for the opportunity to review these works.
All reviews are my own unbiased opinion.