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What Will Burn

a tense and incendiary thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling Inspector McLean series

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What Will Burn

By: James Oswald
Narrated by: Ian Hanmore
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About this listen

 The eleventh book in the Sunday Times-bestselling Inspector McLean series, from one of Scotland's most celebrated crime writers.

The charred remains of an elderly woman are discovered in a burned-out game-keepers cottage, hidden away in woodland to the west of Edinburgh. Clearly no accidental fire, Detective Inspector Tony McLean suspects that neither is this simply a grim arson attack. There is far more to the victim than her humble surroundings might suggest, and something ritualistic to her horrific murder.

Nor will it be the only case of death by fire that Tony and his team will be faced with. This is only the beginning, and with such evil clouding the air, Tony begins to wonder what else will burn . . .

Praise for James Oswald:

'The new Ian Rankin' Daily Record

'Creepy, gritty and gruesome' Sunday Mirror

'Crime fiction's next big thing' Sunday Telegraph

(P)2021 Headline Publishing Group Ltd©2021 James Oswald Crime Crime Thrillers Mystery Police Procedural Thriller Thriller & Suspense Fiction Scotland Exciting

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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
Most relevant
So thrilled to find this latest James Oswald novel revisiting all the well known characters. The story continues and the atmosphere is conjured up by a great narrator.

Another Inspector McLean winner

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Another truly awesome novel by James Oswald. I always look forward to the release of every new book and am never disappointed.

Wonderful

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I thoroughly enjoyed this latest edition in the Inspector Maclean series . Once again this book kept me interested right to the end. This is, in part to the wonderful narration by Ian Hanmore. Can’t wait for the next book in this series to be released.

Another fantastic book by James Oswald

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love. this book sensitive and gritty . characters fully embodied story pacey. Narration brilliant, 10/10

excellent as usual

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Absolutely hooked from beginning to end.
Brilliant narration by Ian Hanmore as always.
Just on a production point- I do dislike it when the narrative just stops and the credits kick in immediately. With this the mood music at the beginning and end really enhanced the atmosphere and the wind down. I do wish others productions would do the same.
Can’t wait for the next one!

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