📖 Blog Tour ~ Whispers of the Dead by Lin Anderson

Macmillan
1 August 2024

Rhona MacLeod #18

My thanks to the publishers and Random Things Tours for my copy of the book
and the invitation to the tour

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. Whispers of the Dead is a gripping thriller from Lin Anderson.

In the dead of night, a man’s body is found strapped to a chair in Glasgow’s Elder Park, his identity unknown. As forensic scientist Rhona MacLeod examines the scene, the violence on display suggests a gangland feud could be the cause. At the post-mortem, a bullet engraved with a snake’s head is found in the man’s stomach, lending weight to the theory.

Elsewhere in the city, a major Hollywood movie is being filmed. But shooting comes to a standstill when its lead actor is reported missing. As the news spreads, Police Scotland believe the two cases may be connected.

DS Michael McNab thinks the key to finding those responsible could be the film itself. A storyline playing out in real-life on the streets of Glasgow with a killer intent on revenge at any cost. A vendetta which must be paid in blood.

📖 My Review..

When a man's body is discovered in horrific circumstances in a Glasgow park it has all the hallmarks of a gangland killing and yet, as forensic scientist Rhona MacLeod discovers, there is a lot more to this gruesome murder than could ever have been imagined. Linking everything together is what this author does best, and with clues which seem to have no connection it takes a while before all the pieces in this complex puzzle start to come together. 

This series just goes from strength to strength and even though this is book number eighteen in the series the plot is a fresh as ever with new detail in the narrative and the return, as always, of old friends. The investigation is fast and furious, with characters who stay with you and as their thoughts echo through the pages so the story grips every tighter. The triumvirate of MacLeod, McInsh and McNab is as tight as ever and even though some of the story is rather grim, these familiar characters, with their complicated relationship to each other, brings a sense of continuity and at times humour into the plot.

I've now read every book in this Scottish crime series and have also listened to them on audio - they are brought expertly to life by narrator, Sally Armstrong, and whilst they can be enjoyed as standalones it does make sense to get to know Rhona MacLeod from the beginning as she's as complex as the cases she so meticulously investigates. Whispers of the Dead had everything I wanted from this series in an unputdownable story of murder, hidden secrets and dreadful lies. 

 

 I can't wait for book number nineteen...😉

About the Author

Lin Anderson is a Scottish author and screenwriter known for her bestselling crime series featuring forensic scientist Dr Rhona MacLeod.

Four of her novels have been longlisted for the Scottish Crime Book of the Year, and in 2022 she was shortlisted for the Crime Writers Association Dagger in the Library Award.

Lin is the co-founder of the international crime writing festival Bloody Scotland, which takes place annually in Stirling.

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