The action is vivid, the plot engaging and there’s an historical background which adds to the intriguing interest of the plot. At the heart of it, it's a multi-generation feud of Scottish crime families, corrupted police, a gripping tale, and good action.

A Scottish crime story, Max, ex military who suffers with PTSD finds himself stationed back near his home town in Scotland after a move from his base in London where he was involved in a questionable shooting and has also left his wife behind who wants a break from their marriage.I’m Charlotte, a British book blogger who also moonlights as an agency nurse in hospitals all around the south west of England. MY THOUGHTS: Neil Lancaster is one of those authors who grab me from the get go, and don't let me go until I close the cover on the very last page. Without going into detail the killer is soon apprehended but he doesn’t resist, in fact he is as crazy as a loon!

Introducing DS Max Craigie, this is a police thriller with a dark heart, but one that held my attention to the very end. Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. What is obviously a joke or banter is invariably followed by a description of someone chuckling or of a smile spreading across their face to make sure we’ve got the point – and ruining any lightness which may be intended. Max is based in Gartcosh, and with the fast tracked DC Janie Calder, find himself at a bleak, isolated, abandoned graveyard at Ballachy, opening a grave with the inscription that it should never be opened. DS Max Craigie and DC Janie Calder of the Serious Crimes Team at Gartcosh are instructed by boss DI Ross Fraser to carefully tread in a close enquiry.Janie Calder is a fast track entrant to the force and this hasn't gone down well with the team but Max Craigie gets on with her - which was just as well as they were going to be stuck in a car together for a lot of hours. John was a big consumer of crime fiction and a massive fan of Rankin, McDermid, MacBride, and (I was flattered to learn) me! With book three due out next month, I thought it was about time I caught up and have this and book two in my reading list this month.