A Litter of Bones

Duncan Reid is out for a walk with his son and dog near Fort William when the dog disappears.  He tells his son, Connor, to wait on the path while searches for the dog.  When Connor doesn’t respond to his calls, he rushes back to the path only to find the boy gone!  Later a package is delivered to the local police.

DCI Jack Logan is called in to investigate because he had jailed a man for three previous cases.  The case was solid.  However, there are similarities.  Could some of the investigative information been leaked, and now there was a copycat killer? Or had they convicted the wrong man?

In Fort William Logan is welcomed by DI Ben Forde.  Forde has assembled a strong team to work the investigation.  It doesn’t take long for the team to determine a suspect.  That evening they have him, but is he the brains behind the operation?  However, it turns out he has a different connection to the case.

The following morning, Logan states that Connor has less than twenty-four hours to live, based upon the previous cases.  Then the brother of a WPC working with Logan goes missing.

Does the team have another kidnapping on their hands?  Author J. D. Kirk really picks up the pace at this point.  Logan and his team have to act fast as time is running out.  This is the first in a series, and is an extremely well written thriller, hard to put down.  I can hardly wait to get my hands on the sequels.