The gripping new Scottish crime thriller that you won’t be able to put down. Perfect for fans of L J Ross and Val McDermid.

deliciously dark and twisted talelate into the night‘A that kept me reading ’ Graham Smith, bestselling author ofA Body in the Lakes

Four friends with dark secrets. One killer out for revenge.

DI Frank Farrell and DS McLeod are tasked with investigating the brutal murder of a defence solicitor’s wife in Dumfries.

It’s been over a year since they left the town after an investigation robbed them of a dear friend. But now they’re back and must find a way to move on.

When the son of another defence solicitor is murdered, a strange tattoo etched on his body, the case takes them into darker, more disturbing territory.

It leads them back into the past – to a horrific fire in a cottage that took a woman’s life, to four friends harbouring dark secrets – and finally to a killer waiting patiently for revenge.

Expertly plottededge of my seat‘, I was completely engrossed in the investigation and the lives of the characters, there were twists and turns all the way through keeping me on the … definitely a “just one more chapter” kind of read!’ Sharon Bairden, Chapter in My Life

Brutal and grittysensitive and emotional‘ in parts whilst in others, this book had me turning the pages well into the night’ Alison, NetGalley

riveting forayI could not put this novel down‘This was another into the world of DI Frank Farrell! From the first chapter, , staying up late to finish just to see what would come next’ Krystal, NetGalley

Sometimes murder is the only way to get even… Praise forAvenge the Dead