When Professor Francombe and her team of archaeologists find the remains of three women on a remote Kintyre hillside – a site rumoured to have been the base of Viking warlord Somerled – their delight soon turns to horror when they realise the women tragically met their end little more than two decades ago. It soon becomes clear that these are the three missing victims of the ‘Midweek Murderer’, a serial killer who was at work in Glasgow in the early 1990s.
DCI Jim Daley now has the chance to put things right – to confront a nightmare from his past and solve a crime he failed to as a young detective. However, when Police Scotland’s Cold Case Unit arrive, they bring yet more ghosts to Kinloch.
A tale of death, betrayal, Viking treasure and revenge set in the thin places where past, present and future collide.
My thoughts?
It's always an exciting day when you hear there's a new Jim Daley book about to be published!
There are two stories running parallel to each other - back in Glasgow in the 1990s and Kinloch in the present day.
The archaeologists led by Professor Francombe are hoping to discover ancient bones and artefacts instead uncover the bodies of three women killed more than two decades ago. This brings back to the fore the "Midweek Murders", a Glasgow case never solved. Jim was part of the investigating team. It also brings back Jim's arch enemy who is now a civilian investigating cold cases. Jim's also wondering if he'll finally find out who killed his mentor and friend, something that's been bothering him for many years.
How are the cases linked and where is the missing nurse whom Daley finds familiar..
It was great to meet up with DCI Jim Daley and his sidekick DS Brian Scott. Not forgetting the wonderful Annie. We also meet up again with Hamish, with Ella, Brian's wife and for a more prolonged time James Daley Jnr.
It's a real twisty story with an ending I just didn't see coming! Just brilliant. Highly recommend.
*complimentary copy from the publisher
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