The Blood Tide (DS Max Craigie Scottish Crime Thrillers, Book 2)

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'Think Jack Reacher fronting Line of Duty' Ian Rankin You get away with murder. In a remote sea loch on the west coast of Scotland, a fisherman vanishes without trace. His remains are never found. You make people disappear. A young man jumps from a bridge in Glasgow and falls to his death in the water below. DS Max Craigie uncovers evidence that links both victims. But if he can't find out what cost them their lives, it won't be long before more bodies turn up at the morgue... You come back for revenge. Soon cracks start to appear in the investigation, and Max's past hurtles back to haunt him. When his loved ones are threatened, he faces a terrifying choice: let the only man he ever feared walk free, or watch his closest friend die... LONGLISTED FOR THE 2022 McILVANNEY PRIZE FOR SCOTTISH CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR! Max, Janie and Ross return in the second gripping novel in this explosive Scottish crime series. Readers LOVE The Blood Tide 'Line of Duty on steroids... It just never lets up!' John Barlow 'The Blood Tide grabs you from page one and doesn't let go. Be warned: don't sit down planning to read only a few pages!' Kate London 'Tightly plotted, tense and thrilling. Neil Lancaster just gets better and better' Marion Todd 'You can't beat the voice of experience... A rugged tale from a writer who's done this chilling stuff for real' Paul Finch 'A rattlingly good read. The pages practically turn themselves...' John Sutherland 'An absolutely thrilling read from a brand-new star of Tartan Noir. Superb.' Cass Green 'Authentic to a tee. A story to die for. Characters that leap of all the page-turny pages.' Imran Mahmood 'What a gripping page-turner - it kept me guessing until the very end' Michelle Davies 'I've been hooked on this for a few days. It has it all: action, humour, tightly plotted with the most satisfying of endings!' Chris McDonald

Neil Lancaster is the No.1 digital bestselling author of the Tom Novak series. His latest novel, Dead Man's Grave, was longlisted for the 2021 William McIlvanney Prize for Best Scottish Crime Book of the Year. He served as a military policeman in the RAF and worked as a detective for the Metropolitan Police, investigating serious crimes in the capital and beyond. As a covert policing specialist, he used a variety of tactics to obtain evidence against murderers, human traffickers, drug dealers and fraudsters. He now lives in the Scottish Highlands, writes crime and thriller novels and works as a broadcaster and commentator on true crime documentaries. He is a key expert on two Sky Crime TV series, Meet, Marry, Murder and Made for Murder. Twitter: www.twitter.com/@neillancaster66 Facebook: www.facebook.com/@NeilLancasterCrime Website: www.neillancastercrime.co.uk

'When it comes to police series, Neil Lancaster is the real deal. A cracker' Sarah Hilary 'Tightly plotted, tense and thrilling. Neil Lancaster just gets better and better' Marion Todd 'You can't beat the voice of experience, and that's what you get here. A rugged tale from a writer who's done this chilling stuff for real' Paul Finch 'Line of Duty on steroids... narrated with unremitting verve and pace. It just never lets up!' John Barlow 'What a gripping page-turner - it kept me guessing until the very end' Michelle Davies 'Gritty, gripping, and authentic. This is crime thriller writing at its finest' Alex Shaw 'Authentic and sympathetic with a great sense of menace. The book is beautifully paced. Highly recommended' Sinead Crowley Praise for Neil Lancaster: 'Grabbed me from the first page ... think Jack Reacher fronting Line of Duty' Ian Rankin 'The best police procedural I've read in years - fast-paced, compelling and deeply authentic. DS Max Craigie is a brilliant hero and I can't wait for the next in the series' Jane Casey 'A genuinely thrilling adventure' Scottish Sun 'Compelling, quirky and engaging, this is a page-turner you won't want to miss!' Denzil Meyrick 'Genuinely gripping, a total page-turner and one of my favourite reads of the year' Matt Nixson, Daily Express 'Great storytelling with a whiplash smart hero and heroine' Daily Mail 'A cracking good story' Gytha Lodge 'A thriller writer set to blow up the bestseller lists' C. L. Taylor 'The most authentic voice in thriller writing' Tony Parsons 'An edge-of-your-seat, read-in-one-sitting book. If you like Line of Duty, you must snap this up' Cass Green 'A powerful and gripping story ... D. S. Max Craigie is a fantastic creation' Howard Linskey 'A stone cold classic of the genre; the strongest start to a series I've seen in years' Tony Kent