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Paths of the Dead | Lin Anderson
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It was never just a game . . .
When Amy MacKenzie agrees to attend a meeting at a local spiritualist church, the last person she expects to hear calling to her from beyond the grave is her son. The son whom she'd only spoken to an hour before.
Then the body of a young man is found inside a neolithic stone circle high above the city of Glasgow and forensic scientist Rhona MacLeod is soon on the case.

EadieB The hands have been severed and there is a stone in the victim's mouth with the number five scratched on it. DI Michael McNab is certain it's a gangland murder, but Rhona isn't convinced. When a second body is found in similar circumstances, a pattern begins to emerge, of a killer intent on masterminding a gruesome Druidic game that everyone will be forced to play. 2y
EadieB This book is completely different than the other books in the series. It feels like I'm reading a different series. McNab seems to be the interest in this book. I'm not sure where this series is going but I'm not sure that I like it. It was a bit boring at times and a bit too long. Hopefully, the next book will be better. 2y
Tove_Reads Yup. I see I have chosen pick, must have pressed wrong. Was not exactly a good read. 2y
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EadieB @Tove_Reads No I agree! 2y
Tove_Reads I will read the next one now, and sadly the description sounds like “no, not this again”. Doesn‘t sound like I will enjoy it. Let‘s hope I‘m wrong. 2y
EadieB @Tove_Reads It seems to be going into witchcraft! 2y
Tove_Reads Sadly. Weird. The series stated out great. Then she added more pages, which the books didn‘t need, and then weird subject. Also, less about Rhona, and I find her to be a good character. 2y
EadieB @Tove_Reads I like Rhona too. She definitely started out great but seems to be going in a different direction now! 2y
TheAromaofBooks I'm always sad when an author takes a series in what feels like a completely different direction. Why not just start a new series?? 2y
EadieB @TheAromaofBooks That‘s so true! 2y
Andrew65 These are becoming a bit more marginal reads. 2y
EadieB @Andrew65 You're right! She seems to be going into a supernatural mode! (edited) 2y
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Picture Her Dead | Lin Anderson
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When art student Jude Evans disappears on a photographic visit to a derelict Glasgow cinema, her friend Liam he enlists the help of his birth mother, forensic scientist Dr. Rhona MacLeod, in his search for Jude. Visiting other derelict cinemas on her list, they find clues to her disappearance and to the horrifying secret she may have discovered behind those walls.

EadieB Throughout the investigation, Rhona must deal with the news that a face from her past is literally back from the dead—but for how long?
Jude Evans has disappeared into thin air. Rhona now has to discover who took her and why. The characters were unique and the plot and twists and turns were such that kept me reading until the end. This book is quite long and could have been shorter.
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Andrew65 I feel one or two of these have been a bit on the long side. 2y
Kappadeemom For a second I thought those were toasts popping out of a toaster 😅 #needglasses 2y
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Tove_Reads It was soooo long and nothing happened. Also, didn‘t really enjoy the case 2y
EadieB @Kappadeemom HaHa! That‘s funny! 2y
EadieB @Tove_Reads I agree! Long and drawn out! @Andrew65 (edited) 2y
TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 2y
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The Reborn | Lin Anderson
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The clown suddenly appeared beside a group of kids at the candy floss van, bringing Kira to an abrupt halt. Then it began. The rapid heartbeat, the burst of perspiration, the gasping breath. The baby lurched inside her, as though sharing her panic. When the body of a pregnant teenager is found in a Hall of Mirrors with the full-term foetus surgically removed, forensic scientist Rhona MacLeod is called in to assist the police.

EadieB Suspicion falls on Jeff Coulter, a psychotic inmate at a nearby hospital whose hobby is making Reborns ' chillingly realistic baby dolls intended for bereaved parents or those unable to conceive. But how could he have orchestrated the murder from a secure mental facility? The investigation leads to a group of teenage girls who seem to have all got pregnant at the same time. 2y
EadieB Then a Reborn doll is discovered near the crime scene and a second girl from the group is found dead.. Creepy, compelling and heart-stoppingly tense, The Reborn is Lin Anderson's most powerful novel yet.
This was a good book but a disturbing read. Reborn babies being hand made and babies taken from the womb of women. We found out the truth about McNab which is a nice replacement for Sean. Looking forward to the next book in the series.
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Andrew65 Definitely creepy, and took me a while to get into it because of that. Only finished it an hour ago. 2y
EadieB @Andrew65 That‘s about when I finished it! 2y
TheAromaofBooks Sounds terrifying!!! 2y
EadieB @TheAromaofBooks It was terrifying! 2y
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When Claire regains consciousness after a stranger causes her car to crash in a snowstorm, she is frantic to discover her nine-year-old daughter Emma missing from the back seat. Then Emma is found in the woods nearby, unharmed but cradling a child's skull.

EadieB This book was very interesting. It dealt mostly with the dead child that Emma has seen. The dead child is explained and now makes sense but the real issue is McNab. Is he gone or is he back? I guess we will find out in the next book. 2y
Andrew65 Good review, yes left that ending in a way it could be interpreted in more than one way. 2y
EadieB @Andrew65 Didn‘t want to give anything away. 2y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2y
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A disturbing discovery is made in a Glasgow cemetery in Easy Kill, the fifth novel in Lin Anderson's forensic crime series featuring Rhona MacLeod. A vulnerable young woman has been brutally slain and left on a grave in Glasgow's sprawling cemetery, the Necropolis. Upon examining the body, forensic scientist Rhona MacLeod has no doubt that the depraved killer's motives were sexual in nature.

EadieB The case takes on an even more disturbing dimension when the removal of the girl's body reveals a second victim, who has recently been buried in a shallow grave underneath. When yet another sex worker is reported missing, there are fears that a serial killer is at large in the city. This man has killed before - and will again unless Rhona can break the chain and track him down before any more lives are lost . . . 2y
EadieB This book picks up where the last one left off. A young prostitute woman has been brutally slain and left in a grave in a Glasgow cemetery. Rhona MacLeod is called in to carry out the forensic details. Another woman is found recently buried underneath the city of the dead. Will Rhona be able to track down the killer and stop the pattern from repeating itself? 2y
EadieB There is a lot more going on in this story but you will have to read it to find out. I look forward to reading the next book. 2y
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Andrew65 This is on my agenda for today. 2y
EadieB @Andrew65 Enjoy! 2y
TheAromaofBooks Great progress!!! 2y
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Stephen, a six-year-old boy, has vanished, his mother and grandmother horrifically murdered. At the scene forensic scientist Rhona MacLeod finds a chilling African talisman, made from the bones of a child. Can she decipher its meaning and track Stephen down before he becomes the next link in the killers' chain?

EadieB This is an interesting thriller. It is the 4th book in the Rhona MacLeod series. Stephen is missing and his mother and grandmother have been killed. This book takes us to Glasgow and Nigeria where juju is practiced what is commonly known as voodoo. It is the best of the series so far. A bit gruesome with sexual content but still a good book to read to the end. I'm looking forward to the next book in the series. 2y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2y
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Deadly Code | Lin Anderson
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"The left foot had been severed from the leg ten centimetres below the patella. Both fibula and tibia bones were divided at the same place. All the toes were intact, although the nails had disintegrated or been eaten off during the foot's time in the water." Dr Rhona Macleod travels north to investigate a grisly discovery - a severed foot, caught in a fishing net off the Isle of Skye.

EadieB Where is the rest of the body, and who is the dead man? What links him to a sinister secret society in America? And why is the Ministry of Defence so keen to shut down the case? Rhona's investigations embroil her in an international conspiracy from which she will be lucky to escape unharmed.. 2y
EadieB Rhona MacLeod is a forensic scientist who is investigating a severed foot on a fishing net off the coast of Scotland. It is dark and violent but an interesting read and centers in America and the Isle of Skye. The story is good enough to keep turning the pages until the very end. I look forward to reading more of Lin Anderson's books soon. 2y
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Andrew65 A good review. I have book 4 lined up ready. 2y
EadieB @Andrew65 I have it on my shelf! I‘ll have to get it out and read it too! 2y
Andrew65 I‘ve got another 3 month free period for Kindle Unlimited so will be aiming to get through the Simon McCleave series and this series during this time whilst I can get hold of them free. Although only first 8 Rhona McLeod are available free. @eadieb @tove_reads 2y
EadieB @Andrew65 That sounds good! 2y
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Driftnet, Volume 1 | Lin Anderson
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A teenage boy is found mutilated and murdered in an apartment building in Glasgow. Forensic scientist Rhona Macleod is called to the scene where she discovers that the boy resembles her. She gave up a baby boy for adoption 17 years before. She sets out to find the boy's killer and determine whether he is her long-lost son. She immerses herself in the sinister world of an internet pedophile ring.

EadieB Some very powerful men have a lot to lose if she succeeds, and everything to gain if she dies. This is a gritty read on a sensitive subject matter - paedophilia and a warning of explicit sex scenes. The characters were well-drawn and the chapters and POV's switched between the main characters. There are lots of twists in the plot that keep the pages turning quickly until the end. 2y
EadieB I'm now looking forward to reading the next book in the series. If you like gritty mystery/thrillers then I'm sure you will enjoy this one. 2y
TheAromaofBooks Great review!! 2y
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Andrew65 Totally agree with your review. 2y
EadieB @Andrew65 Great! 2y
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