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vfreeman2000's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
tcsellman's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
booksrockcal's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Oh my gosh I absolutely loved this book. It’s a crime novel, a dark thriller, and a police procedural all at once. And it is set in the Scottish Highlands and Glasgow. The book begins when two police officers in Scotland are called to investigate a murder in a graveyard in a remote part of the Scottish Highlands. It turns out the murder is part of a Scottish blood feud going back to the 19th century. And the murder is connected to Scotland’s biggest crime family whose success is assured by the crooked (bent in Scots) police officers who support their drug trade and murderous schemes. When Max Craigie, a former Army officer and Met Police officer in London who has moved home to Scotland and joined Police Scotland begins investigating he is at first stymied by those bent police officers seeking to stop the investigation but eventually he cracks the case in a page turning mystery that had me staying up late to finish. I liked that the book did not change the Scots words for American readers. I heard about this book from Fabled bookshop- this will not be Neil Lancaster book I read.
amymarsh's review
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
emilycirrus's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
bookshelf_al's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
disjointedenvy's review
5.0
Absolutely spectacular book. ganglands of Scotland and some corrupt cops of Scotland makes this book a masterpiece from the very first minute you start reading..
bequietmichael's review
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25