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 The bloated remains of a man are discovered bound to a derelict pier in Orkney and newly promoted DCI Lukas Mahler dispatches a team to investigate. But when the body is identified as Alex Fleming - Mahler's former colleague from his time in the Met - the case becomes personal.

Mahler's investigation takes him from his old stamping ground of London to the world of organised crime, and from sixteenth-century witch executions to Fleming's most notorious unsolved case: the 'Witchfinder' murders. Are the runic symbols found with Fleming's body proof the killer's struck again - or is there an even darker story to be uncovered?

With pressure mounting from all sides and demons from his own past surfacing, Mahler is faced with the most complex moral decision of his career.©2020 Margaret Kirk (P)2020 Orion Publishing Group Mystery Police Procedural Suspense Thriller & Suspense Crime Fiction

Critic reviews

"Margaret Kirk's brilliant Inverness series is atmospheric and gripping. She goes from strength to strength. An absolute cracker!" (Cass Green)

"Tartain Noir at its very best." (Daily Mail)

"Harrowing.... Be prepared to hear more from Lukas Mahler and his talented creator." (Good Housekeeping)

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I have read all three in the series and they are well written with engaging characters and plots. My only gripe, and one which means I am giving up on Margaret Kirk after this one, is her anti Brexit hysteria. With each succeeding book it has got worse. Sorry Margaret but, like it or not, it was the biggest democratic vote in UK history and despite your misgivings nearly 10 years later we still haven’t given Icelandic professors reason to fear they will be hung on street corners! Please get over it and focus on what is otherwise a compelling series with a nice gothic twist.

Better without the author’s intrusive politics

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So many characters I forgot who was who and a really outlandish red herring plot throughout the book that was silly.

Very complicated

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I had to restart this several times as it didn't hold my attention at all. Far too spun out and over complicated which makes it boring and irritating.

A hard listen

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I agree with the other review. Very confusing so much so I'm 3/4 way through and sending it back. I have no idea what I'm listening too.

completely confused

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