Heads or Hearts by Paul Johnston
Maverick ex-cop Quint Dalrymple returns to investigate a series of gruesome murders in a near-future independent Edinburgh.Independent Edinburgh, 2033. The Council of City Guardians has been forced to relax its grip on citizens and the borders are no longer secure. Then a human heart is found on a football pitch. Maverick investigator Quint Dalrymple is called in - but before he makes much progress, a citizen's headless body floats down a canal.
Quint uncovers a link to the planned referendum over Edinburgh joining a reconstituted Scotland. But who is behind the killings and mutilations? Are the city's notorious gangs responsible, or does the solution lie with the rulers of Edinburgh and other former Scottish states? Quint must dig deep to save the Council from collapse, and to retain both his head and heart...
Paul Johnston, who was born and raised in Edinburgh, went to Oxford to study ancient and contemporary Greek and now splits his time between Scotland and Greece. He is the author of the award-winning Quint and Matt Wells crime series, as well as four prior Alex Mavros novels.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780727885036 |
| ISBN 10 | 0727885030 |
| Title | Heads or Hearts |
| Author | Paul Johnston |
| Series | A Quint Dalrymple Mystery |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Canongate Books |
| Year published | 2015-04-30 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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