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Loch of the Dead

Frey & McGray Book 4

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Loch of the Dead

By: Oscar de Muriel
Narrated by: Andy Secombe
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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Loch of the Dead by Oscar de Muriel, read by Andy Secombe.

A mysterious woman pleads for the help of Inspectors Frey and 'Nine-Nails' McGray. Her son, illegitimate scion of the Koloman family, has received an anonymous death threat - right after learning he is to inherit the best part of a vast wine-producing estate.

In exchange for their protection, she offers McGray the ultimate cure for his sister who has been locked in an insane asylum after brutally murdering their parents: the miraculous waters that spring in a small island in the remote Loch Maree.

The island has been a sacred burial ground since the time of the druids, but the legends around it will turn out to be much darker than McGray could have expected. Death and increasingly bizarre happenings will intermingle throughout this trip to the Highlands, before Frey and McGray learn a terrible truth.

'A hugely entertaining Victorian mystery' New York Times

'I enjoyed this - properly creepy and Gothic' Ian Rankin

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Critic reviews

Oscar de Muriel gets better and better (Jake Kerridge)
I am addicted to Frey and McGray (Christopher Fowler, author of the Bryant and May series)
I enjoyed this - properly creepy and Gothic (Ian Rankin)
A hugely entertaining Victorian mystery
Fun to read and a fast page-turner . . . love and murder - they go together like strawberries and cream
This entertaining novel combines melodrama with the unhappiness of life backstage (Charlotte Heathcote)
This is wonderful. A brilliant, moving, clever, lyrical book - I loved it. Oscar de Muriel is going to be a name to watch. (Manda Scott)
The Strings of Murder is one of the best debuts so far this year - a brilliant mix of horror, history, and humour. Genuinely riveting with plenty of twists, this will keep you turning the pages. It's clever, occasionally frightening and superbly written - The Strings Of Murder is everything you need in a mystery thriller.
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Andy Secombe really brings the characters to life. Great stories and plots. Love these books.

Awesome!

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Twists, turns, mists and mayhem. It's all here. Gray and McGray are led a not so merry dance in the wild depths of Scotland. Personal tragedy will strike for one, personal danger stalks them both.
A great story that kept me hooked to the end.
* Although this story will stand alone, I recommend that the series be read in order.

Twisty

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This is a an amazing series and the latest episode is simply brilliant. Can't wait for the next one.

The best yet!

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I've enjoyed reading the earlier books in this series, but decided to get this one as an audio book. I won't be doing that again. The narrator's Scottish accents were just too over the top. Maybe I was more sensitive to it because I am Scottish but it was seriously annoying at times.

The accent was hard to handle

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really enjoy this series. dark, comedic, great narration and characterisation. think there are two narrators as voice changed a bit in a couple of chapters. Gripping story and clever plots .

more twists than a rollercoaster

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