Follow the Dead
Lin Anderson
2018 Nominee
The McIlvanney Prize Scottish Crime Book of the Year
10 August 2017
9781509807024Synopsis
Shortlisted for the 2018 McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Book of the Year.
Follow the Dead is the thrilling twelfth book in Lin Anderson's forensic crime series featuring Rhona MacLeod.
On holiday in the Scottish Highlands, forensic scientist Dr Rhona MacLeod joins a mountain rescue team on Cairngorm summit, where a mysterious plane has crash-landed on the frozen Loch A’an. Added to that, a nearby climbing expedition has left three young people dead, with a fourth still missing.
Meanwhile in Glasgow, DS McNab’s raid on the Delta Club produces far more than just a massive haul of cocaine. Questioning one of the underage girls found partying with the city’s elite reveals she was smuggled into Scotland via Norway, and it seems the crashed plane in the Cairngorms may be linked to the club. But before McNab can discover more, the girl is abducted.
Joined by Norwegian detective Alvis Olsen, who harbours disturbing theories about how the two cases are connected with his homeland, Rhona searches for the missing link. What she uncovers is a dark underworld populated by ruthless people willing to do anything to ensure the investigation dies in the frozen wasteland of the Cairngorms . . .
Follow Rhona MacLeod in more forensic thrillers with Sins of the Dead and Time for the Dead.
Shades of The Wicker Man, with a touch of Agatha Christie. SuperbDaily Mail
The bleak landscape is beautifully described, giving this popular series a new lease of lifeThe Sunday Times
Lin Anderson is one of Scotland's national treasures - don't be fooled by comparisons, her writing is unique, bringing warmth and depth to even the seediest parts of Glasgow. Lin's Rhona MacLeod is a complex and compelling heroine who just gets better with every outingStuart MacBride
