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Natural Causes

Inspector McLean, Book 1

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Natural Causes

Yazan: James Oswald
Seslendiren: Ian Hanmore
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Natural Causes is the first novel in the Detective Inspector McLean series, from Sunday Times best-selling author James Oswald.

A young girl's mutilated body is discovered in a sealed room. Her remains are carefully arranged, in what seems to have been a cruel and macabre ritual, which appears to have taken place over 60 years ago.

For newly appointed Edinburgh Detective Inspector Tony McLean this baffling cold case ought to be a low priority - but he is haunted by the young victim and her grisly death.

Meanwhile, the city is horrified by a series of bloody killings. Deaths for which there appears to be neither rhyme nor reason, and which leave Edinburgh's police at a loss.

McLean is convinced that these deaths are somehow connected to the terrible ceremonial killing of the girl, all those years ago. It is an irrational, almost supernatural theory.

And one which will lead McLean closer to the heart of a terrifying and ancient evil . . .

Natural Causes is the opening to an electrifying series, for fans of Ian Rankin, Peter James and Stuart McBride.

Praise for James Oswald:

'A star of Scotland's burgeoning crime fiction scene' Daily Record

'Crime fiction's next big thing' The Sunday Telegraph

'Literary sensation...James' overnight success has drawn comparisons with the meteoric rise of EL James and her Fifty Shades of Grey series' Daily Mail

'Fifty Shades of Hay' The Times

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

'The new Ian Rankin' Daily Record

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

'A good read' The Times

'An excellent start to what promises to be a fine series' Guardian

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Either I keep choosing Scot Cop stories or there seems to be a lot of them about at the moment! Either way I love them! This one is set in Edinburgh and mentions places within the local area. The narrator is a chap with a nice Scottish accent which adds authenticity to the characters (he also narrates Stuart MacBride's recent books). I very much enjoyed this story and have downloaded the next, having never heard of the author before now.

This is a pretty regular cop story, ticks along nicely, has enjoyable characters, doesn't dawdle in the story-telling and has a couple of interesting crimes to investigate. It does have an ever-so slightly 'supernatural/fantasy' moment or two as one of the crimes seems to be tinged with some devil-worship sort of vibe, but this is not a strong theme so don't let this put you off if you are not a 'fantasy' sort of person (I'm not a fan myself and wouldn't consider reading John Connolly for example, so I was glad that there was only the odd mutter of hocus-pocus and only to do with that one case!). I would definitely recommend this story to others!

Thoroughly enjoyable 'Scot Cop' novel

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I must say it's been a long while since I've wanted to and actually stayed up wanting to finish the book and hoping too that it doesn't end so fast. The story, the narrator, everything was perfect. Inspector McLean is such an endearing and loveable character that you find your self sighing with him, as you go through the book. I'm glad I discovered the book now cause I've got two more in the series and I'm going to enjoy myself!!!

Simply Brilliant!!

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What made the experience of listening to Natural Causes the most enjoyable?

Good narration.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Inspector has interesting back story and thorough and persistent in his search for truth and justice. Enjoyed the variety of female characters.

Any additional comments?

Enjoyed this book and look forward to listening to the rest.

Thriller plus

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I very much liked this mixture of "slightly" paranormal and detective thriller, so much so that I came back to buy the next book in the series. I can't say Inspector McLean is a brilliant cop - far from it but the story itself kept my interest. I had a few quibbles - don't think any elderly stroke victim is kept alive like his grandmother was, and the interaction between Inspector & Chief Inspector did not sit right. But all in all, I liked it.

Good Mix of crime and paranormal thriller

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I struggled a bit with remembering all the different characters (possibly due to listening rather than reading and being able to easily refer back), but couldn’t drag myself away from listening, it was riveting. The characters with nicknames were much easier to remember i.e. Grumpy Bob etc. Very imaginative but given the Edinburgh background and realistic characters it was very plausible. Narration by Ian Hanmore was excellent, especially the different voices.

Phew!! I’ll get off the edge of my seat now!

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