Inspector Logan McRae has been called out to a murder scene where the
victim has had a tire placed over his head and then set alight. This is
known as a necklace. Pathology shows that the victim was strangled and
knifed in addition to being burned.
DNA points to who the victim is. However, when Logan and DS Lorna
Chalmers speak to the family they realise that a mistake has been made.
The DNA belongs to the killer. They now have to find him. They do
find him in the hospital, about to have his fingers amputated. He had
left his DNA because he was trying to help the victim.
McRae has other cases on his plate, one being a pair of missing teens.
He has also had someone leaving chicken bones on his doorstep. It
turns out what he thought were chicken bones are actually human finger
bones. Who and why?
McRae's investigation into the missing teens points to the possibility
that they could be tied to the necklace murder. Another victim is found
in a vacant house, staked down to the floor and tortured, blood
everywhere. DCI Steel insists the culprit must be found. It isn't
going to be easy.
Author Stuart MacBride has written an intense thriller full of suspense
with a wee surprise thrown in at the end. A thoroughly good read.
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