Natural Causes (An Inspector McLean Mystery, #1) (Detective Inspector McLean Novels) (Inspector McLean)

by James Oswald

Sixty years ago, a young girl was brutally murdered - her internal organs were removed and her body mutilated. Until now she lay undiscovered, sealed in an underground chamber. For the Edinburgh police force the six-decades-old case is not a priority, but Detective Inspector McLean is haunted by the dead girl's ritualistic murder and the six trinkets placed carefully around the body. As a wave of high-profile and bloody murders hits the city of Edinburgh - each one bearing an uncanny resemblance to the last - the same name begins to recur. As McLean digs deeper, he must question just how many coincidences there can be, realizing that the most irrational answer might be the only one possible ...

• ISBN10: 1444820605
• ISBN13: 9781444820607
• Publish Date: 1 August 2014 (first published 9 February 2012)
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 31 March 2021
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: F A Thorpe (Publishers)
• Imprint: Ulverscroft Ltd
• Edition: Large type / large print edition
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 496
• Language: English

Reviews

[Mystereity Reviews]

DI Tony McLean investigates a series of murders in Edinburgh, Scotland and confronts an ancient evil. He must find a way to put a stop to it and bring killers to justice.

I found this book as a free download for my Kindle and liked it so much I bought the second in the series. Although there's a paranormal element, it's neatly and subtlety knitted into the plot. The first chapter is very graphic, but the rest of the book is a pretty straight forward police procedural. The characters are likeable, well-rounded and easy to relate to.

I thoroughly enjoyed the book and look forward to more in this series, it's a great read on a dreary, grey day.