Description: Best Crime Novel of the Year: Winner of the McIlvanney Prize "Russell writes a pacy, ever-twisting mystery that will keep you turning the pages." Ian Rankin "Evocative prose ("violence hung like mine dust in the air, waiting for a spark to bring it to combustion") enhances a suspenseful and sophisticated plot. This is the rare riff on an influential novel that sticks the landing." Publisher's Weekly *Starred Review* "When it comes to Gothic crime, Craig Russell is peerless. Absolutely stunning." M. W. Craven "Stephen King meets Robert Louis Stevenson... an imaginative gothic tale guaranteed to send a shiver down your spine the next time you walk a dark Edinburgh night." David Hewson , author of The Garden Of Angels "Russell delivers a brooding, stunningly atmospheric tale set in Stevenson's Edinburgh - multi-layered and intricately plotted, this is a Gothic thriller from the hands of a master." Margaret Kirk , author of Shadow Man "A deliciously dark reimagining of a timeless character and a wonderful recreation of a gothic Edinburgh . . . Another winner for a consummate storyteller." Douglas Skelton "Gloriously diabolical. A terrifying thrill ride through the hidden chasms of the human soul." Chris Brookmyre

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