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Published Apr 2019
448 pages
Genre: Mysteries
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Edinburgh's most famed detective duo - "Nine-Nails" McGray and Inspector Ian Frey - face their most metaphysical mystery yet, as they investigate a series of crimes surrounding the miraculous waters in the remote Loch Maree.
A mysterious woman pleads for the help of Inspectors Are and "Nine-Nails" McGray. Her son, illegitimate scion of the Koloman family, has received an anonymous death threat - right after learning he is to inherit the best part of a vast wine-producing estate.
In exchange for their protection, she offers McGray the ultimate cure for his sister, who has been locked in an insane asylum after brutally murdering their parents: the miraculous waters that spring from a small island in the remote Loch Maree.
The island has been a sacred burial ground since the time of the druids, but the legends around it will turn out to be much darker than McGray could have expected. Murder and increasingly bizarre happenings will intermingle throughout this trip to the Highlands, before Frey and McGray learn a terrible truth.
"Starred Review. Excellent. De Muriel keeps the twists coming in the series' best entry to date." - Publishers Weekly
"Starred Review. A fine addition to this outstanding historical-mystery series." - Booklist
"Steeped in history, myth, and medical lore, murky as the deepest loch, miles from the remotest civilizing forces, this provides all the thrills of an amusement-park concession for grown-ups who want to test their limits." - Kirkus
"Properly creepy and Gothic." - Ian Rankin
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