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  • Published: 25 January 2018
  • ISBN: 9781405934800
  • Imprint: Penguin Audio
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $24.99

The Gathering Dark

Inspector McLean 8




A horrific accident unearths a dangerous conspiracy in the latest instalment of the bestselling Inspector McLean crime series

A truck driver loses control in central Edinburgh, ploughing into a crowded bus stop and spilling his vehicle's toxic load. The consequences are devastating.

DI Tony McLean witnesses the carnage. Taking control of the investigation, he soon realises there is much that is deeply amiss - and everyone involved seems to have something to hide.

But as McLean struggles to uncover who caused the tragedy, a second crisis develops: the new Chief Superintendent's son is missing, last seen in the area of the crash...

Brilliantly plotted and utterly compelling, this is the gripping new novel in the bestselling Inspector McLean series.

  • Published: 25 January 2018
  • ISBN: 9781405934800
  • Imprint: Penguin Audio
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $24.99

About the author

James Oswald

James Oswald is the author of the Detective Inspector McLean series of crime novels. Currently there are two available, Natural Causes and The Book of Souls. He has also written an epic fantasy series, The Ballad of Sir Benfroin (under the name J D Oswald) as well as comic scripts and short stories.

In his spare time he runs a 350 acre livestock farm in North East Fife, where he raises pedigree Highland Cattle and New Zealand Romney Sheep.

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Praise for The Gathering Dark

A master of his material . . . an unusually competent and humane police procedural

Scotsman

Unsettling atmosphere, strong sense of place and a canny twist: Oswald easily outstrips the formulaic work of bigger names

Guardian

Oswald is among the leaders in the new batch of excellent Scottish crime writers

Daily Mail

The hallmarks of Val McDermid or Ian Rankin: it's dark, violent, noirish

The Herald