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The Bonnie Dead

DCI Lomond Crime Thrillers, Book 1

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The Bonnie Dead

Written by: Andrew Raymond
Narrated by: Angus King
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A stolen child. A killer stalking the streets of Glasgow. A troubled detective running out of time.

Five years ago, DCI John Lomond led the search for notorious Glasgow child-killer ‘The Sandman', until personal tragedy forced him off the case.

In Lomond's absence, the killer was never found.

Now, with nothing but work left in his life, Lomond remains obsessed with the case–despite the nightmares it brings.

When a child is abducted in similar Sandman fashion from an affluent Glasgow suburb, Lomond is brought in to find them before it's too late.

But the only forensic evidence belongs to a little girl who was abducted and murdered twenty years ago.

Could the Sandman's identity lie buried in the coldest of cold cases? Or is a new killer about to claim their first victim?

The Bonnie Dead is the explosive debut Scottish crime thriller from Andrew Raymond–author of Amazon number one political thriller Official Secrets, which has now sold over 100,000 copies.

Shot through with dark Glaswegian humour and thrilling twists, he captures the voices of his beloved home city, taking you into its hidden depths, and the iconic hills and glens of nearby Loch Lomond and Arran.

If you like writers like JD Kirk, Ian Rankin, and Stuart MacBride, this addictive thriller will have you gripped until its haunting, heart-in-the-mouth climax.

©2022 Andrew Raymond (P)2023 W. F. Howes Ltd
Crime Thrillers Fiction Police Procedural Thriller Mystery Exciting Heartfelt Suspense City
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Confusing

The story/ plot were fine and the narration by Angus King was stellar, but the writer insisted on using given names only for everyone - police, suspects, victims - which made it very confusing. He gave King little in the way of differentiating voice from another, as "ambitious" or "thorough" maybe important character traits but not so much for separating personalities. For me, I had difficulty knowing who was talking, who they were taking about, or who was in charge. It's just sloppy writing - assuming the reader knows your characters as well as you. It just took a lot of enjoyment out of the story for me.

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Twisting Tale

I enjoyed the characters and the unknown turns. Great narration.
Looking forward to book two

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