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All That Lives

Inspector McLean, Book 12

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Two victims. Nothing connects them, except that someone buried them in the exact same way.
Seven hundred years apart.

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'Do yourself a favour and read James Oswald's series. I can almost guarantee you won't stop at one.' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW

An archaeological dig at the old South Leith parish kirkyard has turned up a mysterious body dating from around seven hundred years ago. Some suspect that this gruesome discovery is a sacrifice, placed there for a specific purpose.

Then a second body is unearthed. This victim went missing only thirty years ago - but the similarities between her death and the ancient woman's suggest something even more disturbing.

Drawn into the investigation, Inspector McLean finds himself torn between a worrying trend of violent drug-related deaths and uncovering what truly connects these bodies. When a third body is discovered, and too close for comfort, he begins to suspect dark purpose at play - and that whoever put them there is far from finished.

Praise for James Oswald:

'The new Ian Rankin' Daily Record

'Creepy, gritty and gruesome' Sunday Mirror

'Crime fiction's next big thing' Sunday Telegraph©2022 James Oswald
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Critic reviews

Crime fiction's next big thing
Oswald's writing is in a class above most
Creepy, gritty and gruesome
The new Ian Rankin
Hugely enjoyable
Oswald is among the leaders in the new batch of excellent Scottish crime writers
All stars
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I loved it . For me James Oswald teamed with Ian Hanmore narrating ., Inspector McClain & Madam Rose spell out a magical time .That summertime 5.30am Fresh coffee moment my 5pm G&T & sitting out late in the garden as the sun goes down … heaven .

Sublime

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Mr Oswald did it again. No departure from his usual enigmatic and atmospheric fayre.

We'll worth the wait

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Love all the Inspector McLean stories. This is well up to the usual high standard. Great story and I could listen to Ian Hanmore’s voice all day

Superb

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I quite enjoyed this book but I’m not sure if I’ll read another in this series.

Not bad

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Enjoyed this one. Another good story and fab performance too. I don’t want this series to end!!

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