The Malice of Waves by Mark Douglas-Home

The Malice of Waves by Mark Douglas-Home

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Zusammenfassung

Five years ago, fourteen-year-old Max Wheeler disappeared from Priest's Island, a township on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean. In this community, the only secret is what happened to Max. None of the police or private investigations since have shed any light on what happened. But there is one man who is yet to take on the case: The Sea Detective.

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The Malice of Waves by Mark Douglas-Home

Investigator Cal McGill uses his knowledge of tides, winds and currents to solve mysteries no-one else can. Five years ago, fourteen-year-old Max Wheeler disappeared from a remote Scottish island. None of the six police and private investigations since have shed any light on what happened. Unable to let go, Max's family call in Cal McGill - known as 'The Sea Detective' - hoping he'll force the sea to give up its secrets. Yet Cal finds he is an outsider to a broken family, and an unwelcome stranger in a village which has endured years of suspicion. Cal knows that a violent storm is approaching. But what he doesn't know is that when it cuts off the island, a killer will see their chance... 'The Malice of Waves is the first novel literally to give me nightmares ... for a crime novel that's surely a mark of distinction' Herald 'Stewing pot of intrigue and mystery . . . another super read' Lovereading 'Really good stuff, full of atmosphere, and accomplished in both prose and plot' Morning Star 'Raises the bar for Scottish crime fiction . . . elegantly written and compelling' Scotsman Praise for the series: 'Promises to be a fine series of detective novels' Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month 'This always entertaining and gripping mystery' Herald 'Simply intoxicating' Library Review
Praise for The Sea Detective * ; *
Raises the bar for Scottish crime fiction.. elegantly written and compelling * Scotsman *
Promises to be a fine series of detective novels * Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month *
Excellent * Literary Review, Top five crime books of the year *
A compelling protagonist * The Times Literary Supplement *
Praise for The Woman Who Walked into the Sea * ; *
An always entertaining and gripping mystery ... Infinitely better written than the majority of its competitors * Herald *
A classic whodunit. A mystery from the school of Ruth Rendell, and I can't imagine anyone who likes those not delighting in this * Scotsman *
Cal McGill is a triumph ... a wonderfully unique creation * crimefictionlover.com *
Simply intoxicating * Library Journal *
Mark Douglas-Home is a journalist turned author, who was editor of the Herald and the Sunday Times Scotland. His career in journalism began as a student in South Africa where he edited the newspaper at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. After the apartheid government banned a number of editions, he was deported from the country. He is married with two children and lives in Edinburgh.
SKU Nicht verfügbar
ISBN 13 9780718182755
ISBN 10 0718182758
Titel The Malice of Waves
Autor Mark Douglas-Home
Serie The Sea Detective
Buchzustand Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart Hardback
Verlag Penguin Books Ltd
Erscheinungsjahr 2016-05-19
Seitenanzahl 304
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