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Well, this is a belter of a book! A hugely entertaining and gripping read!' NetGalley reviewer, ?????He'll watch you.A lawyer is found dead at sunrise on a lonely clifftop at Dunnet Head on the northernmost tip of Scotland. It was supposed to be his honeymoon, but now his wife will never see him again.He'll hunt you.The case is linked to several mysterious deaths, including the murder of the lawyer's last client Scotland's most notorious criminal who had just walked free. DS Max Craigie knows this can only mean one thing: they have a vigilante serial killer on their hands.He'll leave you to die.But this time the killer isn't on the run; he's on the investigation team. And the rules are different when the murderer is this close to home.He knows their weaknesses, knows how to stay hidden, and he thinks he's above the lawMax, Janie and Ross return in the latest gripping novel in this explosive Scottish crime series. Fans of Ian Rankin, Stuart MacBride and Marion Todd will love The Night

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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 Nixon, Daily Express

‘Great storytelling with a whiplash smart hero and heroine’ Daily Mail

‘A cracking good story … kept me turning the pages, and loving the twists. I can’t wait for the second Craigie instalment’ Gytha Lodge

‘Gripping’ Bella

‘A sizzling start to a new series’ Crime Monthly

‘A thriller writer set to blow up the bestseller lists’ C. L. Taylor

‘Rock hard cop stuff, from a writer who’s done it for real. Absolutely terrific’ Paul Finch

‘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

‘An authentic and compelling thriller. Highly recommended’ Mark Dawson

‘Absolutely blown away by how good this is … highly recommended’ Marion Todd

‘If you loved his Tom Novak series, you’ll love this even more’ Stephen Leather

‘A powerful and gripping story … D. S. Max Craigie is a fantastic creation’ Howard Linskey

‘An incredible piece of work. Great storytelling, pacy and written with such a sense of place’ Chris MacDonald

‘A stone cold classic of the genre; the strongest start to a series I’ve seen in years’ Tony Kent

‘Compelling from beginning to end!’ John Barlow

If you want to know how the police really do it, you’d be mad to miss this' Claire Seeber

The Night Watch

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    A Paperback / softback by Neil Lancaster

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      Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
      Publication Date: 08/12/2022
      ISBN13: 9780008470425, 978-0008470425
      ISBN10: 0008470421

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Well, this is a belter of a book! A hugely entertaining and gripping read!' NetGalley reviewer, ?????He'll watch you.A lawyer is found dead at sunrise on a lonely clifftop at Dunnet Head on the northernmost tip of Scotland. It was supposed to be his honeymoon, but now his wife will never see him again.He'll hunt you.The case is linked to several mysterious deaths, including the murder of the lawyer's last client Scotland's most notorious criminal who had just walked free. DS Max Craigie knows this can only mean one thing: they have a vigilante serial killer on their hands.He'll leave you to die.But this time the killer isn't on the run; he's on the investigation team. And the rules are different when the murderer is this close to home.He knows their weaknesses, knows how to stay hidden, and he thinks he's above the lawMax, Janie and Ross return in the latest gripping novel in this explosive Scottish crime series. Fans of Ian Rankin, Stuart MacBride and Marion Todd will love The Night

      Trade Review

      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 Nixon, Daily Express

      ‘Great storytelling with a whiplash smart hero and heroine’ Daily Mail

      ‘A cracking good story … kept me turning the pages, and loving the twists. I can’t wait for the second Craigie instalment’ Gytha Lodge

      ‘Gripping’ Bella

      ‘A sizzling start to a new series’ Crime Monthly

      ‘A thriller writer set to blow up the bestseller lists’ C. L. Taylor

      ‘Rock hard cop stuff, from a writer who’s done it for real. Absolutely terrific’ Paul Finch

      ‘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

      ‘An authentic and compelling thriller. Highly recommended’ Mark Dawson

      ‘Absolutely blown away by how good this is … highly recommended’ Marion Todd

      ‘If you loved his Tom Novak series, you’ll love this even more’ Stephen Leather

      ‘A powerful and gripping story … D. S. Max Craigie is a fantastic creation’ Howard Linskey

      ‘An incredible piece of work. Great storytelling, pacy and written with such a sense of place’ Chris MacDonald

      ‘A stone cold classic of the genre; the strongest start to a series I’ve seen in years’ Tony Kent

      ‘Compelling from beginning to end!’ John Barlow

      If you want to know how the police really do it, you’d be mad to miss this' Claire Seeber

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