<p><b>The latest book in the <i>Sunday Times</i> bestselling phenomenon that is the Inspector McLean series, from one of Scotland''s most celebrated crime writers.</b><br><br>The charred remains of an elderly woman are discovered in a burned out gamekeepers cottage, hidden away in woodland to the west of Edinburgh.<br><br>What is at first assumed to be a tragic accident begins to take on a more sinister aspect as Detective Inspector Tony McLean digs deeper.<br><br>There is far more to the victim than her humble surroundings suggest . . .<br><br><b>Praise for James Oswald:</b><br><br>''The <b>new Ian Rankin</b>'' <i>Daily Record</i><br><br>''<b>Creepy</b>, <b>gritty </b>and <b>gruesome</b>'' <i>Sunday Mirror</i><br><br>''Crime fiction''s <b>next big thing</b>'' <i>Sunday Telegraph</i></p>