In the Blood
Published on 29. April 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-1-4091-8869-8 (ISBN)
Description
'The Queen of Highland Noir gets spookier and darker with every book' Lilja Sigurdardottir
THE COMPELLING, GOTHIC, BRILLIANTLY ATMOSPHERIC THIRD NOVEL IN THE DI LUKAS MAHLER SERIES
Some cases are personal...
Tied to a derelict pier on Orkney, the bloated remains of a man bob in the waves, under the shadow of forbidding Sandisquoy House. The locals know him as William Spencer.
But DCI Lukas Mahler identifies him as Alex Fleming - his former boss.
Unable to step away from the case, Mahler tries to piece together why Fleming would retire to such a remote location. But the deeper he digs, the more disturbing the investigation becomes.
Seal bones, witches' salve, and runic symbols appear everywhere he looks, ushering Mahler towards Fleming's most notorious unsolved case: the 'Witchfinder' murders. And towards a dark and uncomfortable truth someone has gone to great lengths to bury...
'Margaret Kirk is one of the strongest voices in the current crop of excellent Scottish crime writers' ALISON BELSHAM
'Deliciously dark and pulse-pounding' HELEN FIELDS
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READERS LOVE MARGARET KIRK'S DI MAHLER SERIES:
'A harrowing and horrific game of consequences' VAL McDERMID
'Margaret Kirk's brilliant Inverness series is atmospheric and gripping. She goes from strength to strength. An absolute cracker!' CASS GREEN
'Tartan Noir at its very best' DAILY MAIL
'Harrowing...Be prepared to hear more from Lukas Mahler and his talented creator' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
'Dark and compelling' SUN
THE COMPELLING, GOTHIC, BRILLIANTLY ATMOSPHERIC THIRD NOVEL IN THE DI LUKAS MAHLER SERIES
Some cases are personal...
Tied to a derelict pier on Orkney, the bloated remains of a man bob in the waves, under the shadow of forbidding Sandisquoy House. The locals know him as William Spencer.
But DCI Lukas Mahler identifies him as Alex Fleming - his former boss.
Unable to step away from the case, Mahler tries to piece together why Fleming would retire to such a remote location. But the deeper he digs, the more disturbing the investigation becomes.
Seal bones, witches' salve, and runic symbols appear everywhere he looks, ushering Mahler towards Fleming's most notorious unsolved case: the 'Witchfinder' murders. And towards a dark and uncomfortable truth someone has gone to great lengths to bury...
'Margaret Kirk is one of the strongest voices in the current crop of excellent Scottish crime writers' ALISON BELSHAM
'Deliciously dark and pulse-pounding' HELEN FIELDS
* * * * * * *
READERS LOVE MARGARET KIRK'S DI MAHLER SERIES:
'A harrowing and horrific game of consequences' VAL McDERMID
'Margaret Kirk's brilliant Inverness series is atmospheric and gripping. She goes from strength to strength. An absolute cracker!' CASS GREEN
'Tartan Noir at its very best' DAILY MAIL
'Harrowing...Be prepared to hear more from Lukas Mahler and his talented creator' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
'Dark and compelling' SUN
Reviews / Votes
The Queen of Highland Noir gets spookier and darker with every book! A compelling read! * Lilja Sigurdardottir * In the Blood is a potent mix of true-to-life characters, gritty, authentic writing and a plot that kept me guessing until the very end - Margaret Kirk is one of the strongest voices in the current crop of excellent Scottish crime writers * Alison Belsham * Top notch detective fiction with a little twist of something spooky. Five stars! * James Oswald * Deliciously dark and pulse-pounding * Helen S Fields * Lukas Mahler's third outing is an intriguing tale set on Orkney where the past and present collide, testing acting DCI Mahler to his limits both professionally and personally. Orkney is as much a star as Mahler, who becomes more compelling with every outing. Highly recommended. * Lin Anderson *More details
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Orion Publishing Co
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 232 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
400 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4091-8869-8 (9781409188698)
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Margaret Kirk is a Highland Scot and a graduate of Glasgow University. She is the winner of the Good Housekeeping Novel Competition 2016 which she won with Shadow Man, her debut novel featuring the brilliant Detective Lukas Mahler. Find her on Twitter @HighlandWriter.