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Cold as the Grave
Cold as the Grave: Inspector McLean 9 | James Oswald
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The ninth book in the Sunday Times-bestselling phenomenon that is the Inspector McLean series, from one of Scotland's most celebrated crime writers. Her mummified body is hidden in the dark corner of a basement room, a room which seems to have been left untouched for decades. A room which feels as cold as the grave. As a rowdy demonstration makes its slow and vocal way along Edinburgh's Royal Mile, Detective Chief Inspector Tony McLean's team are on stand-by for any trouble. The newly promoted McLean is distracted, inexplicably drawn to a dead-end mews street... and a door, slightly ajar, which leads to this poor girl's final resting place. But how long has she been there, in her sleep of death? The answers are far from what McLean or anyone else could expect. The truth far more chilling than a simple cold case... Praise for James Oswald: 'The new Ian Rankin' Daily Record 'Creepy, gritty and gruesome' Sunday Mirror 'Crime fiction's next big thing' Sunday Telegraph
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bookandbedandtea
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Reading to a background of Broncos football is one of my favorite things #BringOnFall
This was another good installment in the Inspector McLain series. I enjoy the police- procedural- with-a- smidge- of- the- supernatural aspect of these books.

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#ColdAsTheGrave #JamesOswald #BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2024 #May2024

Her mummified body is hidden in the dark corner of a basement room, a room which seems to have been left untouched for decades. A room which feels as cold as the grave.

EadieB
As a rowdy demonstration makes its slow and vocal way along Edinburgh's Royal Mile, Detective Chief Inspector Tony McLean's team are on stand-by for any trouble. The newly promoted McLean is distracted, inexplicably drawn to a dead-end mews street... and a door, slightly ajar, which leads to this poor girl's final resting place.
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EadieB
But how long has she been there, in her sleep of death? The answers are far from what McLean or anyone else could expect. The truth far more chilling than a simple cold case...
This is the 9th book of the series. It is a cold case of a mummified girl with plenty of twists, turns and supernatural elements.
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EadieB It is a fast-paced page turner of refugees and how they are treated. Tony is promoted to Chief Inspector which doesn‘t allow time on the street but Tony decides to investigate anyway. It has great characters and plot that has pushed Tony and Emma to their limits as Tony seems to get lost in his job and forgets to pay attention to Emma. Madame Rose and Mrs. Saifre return to the story. It is one dark and gritty book that you just have to read. 7mo
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TheSpineView Fantastic! 7mo
DieAReader 🥳Great! 7mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 7mo
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BookishMadHatter
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I made a couple Winter spiders for the upcoming craft fair while listening to a chapter or two

AmyG Those hats! Adorable 13mo
TieDyeDude OMG! So cute! 13mo
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 13mo
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LeahBergen How cute! 13mo
BookishMadHatter @LeahBergen thanks! I'm gonna have to fight hard not to keep them ... or make more to keep for my tree lol 13mo
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andrew61
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I realised I took this last Fri night and forgot to post but a return to the library found me returning to an old favourite in now DCI McLean whose investigations always have a supernatural element to them but done with great storytelling. Here a djinn appears to be stalking the Edinburgh streets and McLean with problems at home is on its tail.

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MrT
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2021 Reads continued. Crime Time.

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Jeg
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Second last read for the year. Ending a bit disappointing. Certainly not , a least for me, the new Ian Rankin.
Positive point is that it kept me going to the end. Though not a fast read for me. @MrsMalaprop