Joseph Delaney used to be an English teacher, before becoming the best-selling author of the Spook's series, which has been published in 30 countries and sold over 4.5 million copies worldwide. The first book, The Spook's Apprentice, was adapted into a major motion picture starring Jeff Bridges and Julianne Moore.

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DI Tony McLean of the Lothian and Borders Police knows Edinburgh like the back of his hand - an invaluable advantage when simultaneously pursuing depraved and dangerous criminals, and dodging overbearing superiors. Alongside a few trusted colleagues like DS 'Grumpy Bob' Laird and DS Kirsty Ritchie, McLean is an unorthodox force to be reckoned with . . .

Inspector McLean is back in the next gripping instalment in James Oswald's bestselling crime series.

Written in Bones

Inspector McLean 7

When a police raid in Edinburgh goes horribly wrong, the only silver lining for Inspector Tony McLean is a discovery that could lead to a long-lost girl from his early days on the beat. 
 
Haunted by the mystery of what happened to her, McLean begins to dig into a case he thought long buried. 
 
But the shadows of the past are soon eclipsed by crimes in the present as a series of strange and gruesome deaths shock the city. 
 
As McLean's investigation draws him ever deeper into the upper echelons of Edinburgh society, it will not only be his career on the line - but his life as well...

The Damage Done

Inspector McLean 6

A truck driver loses control in central Edinburgh, ploughing into a crowded bus stop and spilling his vehicle's toxic load. The consequences are devastating. 
 
DI Tony McLean witnesses the carnage. Taking control of the investigation, he soon realises there is much that is deeply amiss - and everyone involved seems to have something to hide. 
 
But as McLean struggles to uncover who caused the tragedy, a second crisis develops: the new Chief Superintendent's son is missing, last seen in the area of the crash...

The Gathering Dark

Inspector McLean 8

Every year for ten years, a young woman's body was found in Edinburgh at Christmas time: naked, throat slit, body washed clean. 
 
The final victim, Kirsty Summers, was Detective Constable Tony McLean's fiancée. But the Christmas Killer made a mistake and McLean put an end to the brutal killing spree. 
 
Twelve years later, and a fellow prisoner has murdered the Christmas Killer. But with the festive season comes a body; naked, washed, her throat cut. 
 
Is this a copycat killer? 
Was the wrong man behind bars all this time? 
Or is there a more sinister explanation? 
 
McLean must revisit his most disturbing case and discover what he missed before the killer strikes again . . .

The Book of Souls

Inspector McLean 2

Morag Weatherly and her two young daughters have been shot by husband Andrew, an influential politician, before he turned the gun on himself. 
 
But what would cause a rich, successful man to snap so suddenly? 
 
For Inspector Tony McLean, this apparently simple but high-profile case leads him into a world of power and privilege. And the deeper he digs, the more he realises he's being manipulated by shadowy factions. 
 
Under pressure to wrap up the case, McLean instead seeks to uncover layers of truth - putting the lives of everyone he cares about at risk . . .

Dead Men's Bones

Inspector McLean 4

The body of a man is found hanging in an empty house. To the Edinburgh police force this appears to be a simple suicide case. 
 
Days later another body is found. 
 
The body is hanging from an identical rope and the noose has been tied using the same knot. 
 
Then a third body is found. 
 
As Inspector McLean digs deeper he descends into a world where the lines of reality are blurred and where the most irrational answers become the only explanations.

The Hangman's Song

Inspector McLean 3

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