Her mummified body is hidden in the dark corner of a basement room, a room which seems to have been left untouched for decades. A room which feels as cold as the grave... This is the brand new book in the bestselling Inspector McLean series, from one of Scotland's most celebrated crime writersCrime fiction's
next big thingOswald's writing is in
a class above mostCreepy,
gritty and
gruesomeThe
new Ian RankinHugely enjoyableOswald is among the
leaders in the new batch of
excellent Scottish crime writersJames Oswald is the author of the Sunday Times bestselling Inspector McLean series of detective mysteries, as well as the new DC Constance Fairchild series. James's first two books, NATURAL CAUSES and THE BOOK OF SOULS, were both short-listed for the prestigious CWA Debut Dagger Award. AS COLD AS THE GRAVE is the ninth book in the Inspector Mclean Series.
James farms Highland cows and Romney sheep by day, writes disturbing fiction by night.