{"product_id":"the-innocent-and-the-dead-gripping-scottish-crime-fiction-paperback","title":"The Innocent and the Dead: Gripping Scottish crime fiction - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert McNeill\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne woman found dead. Another kidnapped. Two cases. Two books. One overworked Scottish detective.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the body of an attractive young woman is found in woodland on Edinburgh's iconic Calton Hill, DI Jack Knox quickly establishes that she had worked as a prostitute.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor this reason, getting people who knew her to come forward will prove difficult. Knox will have to cut through their lies, establish a motive and collar the killer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the detective's dilemma in LABYRINTH, the included prequel to this new series of mysteries set in Scotland's capital.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn THE INNOCENT AND THE DEAD, the second book in the series, DI Jack Knox is called in to investigate a high-profile case.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA local distiller's daughter has gone missing, and when he receives a ransom note, his fears that it is a kidnapping are confirmed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKnox decides to take a serious risk to capture the abductors, but the stakes could not be higher.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe father is wealthy and well-connected. If Knox's gamble goes wrong, he'll have hell to pay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDI Jack Knox is a likeable detective. He likes the odd dram, hankers after his family who are based in Australia, and has a relationship with a colleague he tries to keep under wraps.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE INNOCENT AND THE DEAD is the first in a series of seven murder mysteries by Robert McNeill.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe full list is as follows: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. THE INNOCENT AND THE DEAD\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. MURDER AT FLOOD TIDE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. DEAD OF NIGHT\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. NOUGHTS AND CROSSES\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. A VIEW TO MURDER\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6. CONFESSION TO MURDER\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7. DON'T CRY, DARLING\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese books will appeal to anyone who likes gripping fast-paced easy to read police procedurals in an exciting setting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 31, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52580393451827,"sku":"9781804623138","price":22.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/DNL3IpYVaf9781804623138.webp?v=1761515552","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-innocent-and-the-dead-gripping-scottish-crime-fiction-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}