{"product_id":"book-of-souls","title":"Book Of Souls","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDISCOVER THE GRIPPING AND ELECTRIFYING THRILLER IN THE DETECTIVE INSPECTOR MCLEAN SERIES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A gripping tale of mystery and intrigue'' \u003c\/b\u003e5***** Reader Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Holds your attention and builds towards an excellent climax'' \u003c\/b\u003e5***** Reader Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Enthralling . . . you won''t be disappointed'' \u003c\/b\u003e5***** Reader Review\u003cbr\u003e________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Every year for ten years, a young woman''s body was found in Edinburgh at Christmas time: naked, throat slit, body washed clean.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Ten years, ten women.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The final victim, Kirsty Summers, was Detective Constable Tony McLean''s fiancée. But the Christmas Killer made a mistake. In a cellar under a shop, McLean found a torture chamber and put an end to the brutal killing spree.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Twelve years later, and a fellow prisoner has just murdered the incarcerated Christmas Killer. But with the arrival of the festive season comes a body. A young woman: naked, washed, her throat cut.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Is this a copycat killer?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Was the wrong man behind bars all this time?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Or is there a more sinister, frightening explanation?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eMcLean must revisit the most disturbing case of his life and discover what he missed before the killer strikes again . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ________\u003cbr\u003e \u003cu\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for James Oswald:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''A star of Scotland''s burgeoning crime fiction scene''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e Daily Record\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''Crime fiction''s next big thing''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''Literary sensation...James'' overnight success has drawn comparisons with the meteoric rise of EL James and her Fifty Shades of Grey series''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''Fifty Shades of Hay''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''Oswald is among the leaders in the new batch of excellent Scottish crime writers''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''The new Ian Rankin''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaily Record\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''The hallmarks of Val McDermid or Ian Rankin: it''s dark, violent, noirish'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''A good read''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''An excellent start to what promises to be a fine series''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57318172590462,"sku":"NW9781405913164","price":10.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781405913164.jpg?v=1778723526","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/book-of-souls","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}