To Pay the Ferryman by Pat Black
A cold case in the city of the dead.D.I. Lomond is a devoted family man. A good detective.When the body of a young woman involved in the worlds of art and adult streaming is found in the River Clyde, Lomond believes there may be echoes of a cold case from the start of his career: an unsolved death on a rural Scottish estate in the 1990s.Then, a Swedish feminist activist, who also has a connection to Lomond's past, arrives in the city to protest against the failure of the police to find the killer.The victims all seem to be drawn from the world of art and business. Is the cold case the answer, or just part of the key, and could the killer be about to get dangerously close to Lomond and his family?'Pat Black has breathed new life into the police procedural in To Pay the Ferryman, the first novel in what promises to be a highly entertaining series'
-- Mark Sanderson * The Sunday Times *'Arresting writing.. The art theme works very well, and the villain is a surprise'
-- Jeremy Black * The Critic *'With a well-worked plot and credible, sympathetic characters, this is an enjoyable slice of Tartan Noir'
-- Allan Massie * The Scotsman *'a gripping, multi-faceted mystery with a cast of engaging characters and a delicious dose of camaraderie spiced with dark humour... the first in an exciting new series'
-- Sally McDonald * Sunday Post *'a smartly-written thriller'
-- Alastair Mabbott * The Herald *Pat Black is a journalist and the author of several thrillers published by Head of Zeus, including The Family and The Winter House. He has been published in magazines including Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine. Pat was born and raised in Glasgow but now lives in Yorkshire with his wife and children.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781846976797 |
| ISBN 10 | 1846976790 |
| Title | To Pay the Ferryman |
| Author | Pat Black |
| Series | The Di Lomond Series |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Birlinn General |
| Year published | 2025-02-06 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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