From the Shadows by G R Halliday

From the Shadows by G R Halliday

'Eloquent, dark and frightening, this is storytelling with believable characters and a magnificent protagonist.' Daily Mail

'Immersive and mysterious as Highland mist … lures you in and never lets go.' J. D. Pennington

'Crime fiction that crawls beneath your skin and leaves a chill there.' Deborah Masson

'Clever, fast-paced and pulses with tension … G. R. Halliday is a master storyteller.' Marion Todd

Sixteen-year-old Robert arrives home late. Without a word to his dad, he goes up to his bedroom. Robert is never seen alive again.

The discovery of a body on the coast of the Scottish Highlands plunges Detective Inspector Monica Kennedy into a murder investigation that won't begin and end with one death.

Meanwhile, seventeen-year-old Nichol has been missing for seven days. His last message was to social worker Michael, who can't quite shake the suspicion that something is terribly wrong.

As Monica is faced with catching a murderer who has been meticulously watching and waiting, Michael keeps searching for Nichol, desperate to find him before the killer claims another victim.

'Gritty, intense, and totally unputdownable!' Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Impossible to put down.' Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'One of the creepiest, atmospheric, unnerving thrillers I have read.' Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Extremely clever.' Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'The whole book just had me in its complete grip from start to finish.' Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Praise for GR. Halliday:

'G.R. Halliday has created a novel as dark, gripping and atmospheric as the Scottish scenery it inhabits.' Gordon Brown, author of Deepest Wounds

'I'd read anything with DI Monica Kennedy in it, she's one of my favourite detectives.' Sarah Pearse, bestselling author of The Sanatorium

'G.R. Halliday's crime novels are always deeply absorbing and beautifully written page-turners.' B. P. Walter, bestselling author of The Dinner Guest

'Dark and disturbing from page one - in the best possible way. The plot is intricate and layered, and peppered with revelations that will keep you reading into the night.' Yrsa Sigurðardóttir

'A savage landscape painted in blood. Seriously good.' Andrew James Greig, bestselling author of the Detective Corstorphine series.

'Beautifully written and wonderfully atmospheric, From the Shadows is an intricate, multi-layered thriller with an unforgettable protagonist. Mesmerising crime fiction.' B.P. Walter

G.R. Halliday was born in Edinburgh and grew up near Stirling in Scotland. He spent his childhood obsessing over his father's work as a paranormal investigator, which has been a major inspiration for his writing. He now lives in the rural highlands outside Inverness, where he is able to pursue his favourite pastimes of mountain climbing and swimming in the sea, before returning home to his band of semi-feral cats.