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The Blood is Still
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The Blood is Still—A Rebecca Connolly Thriller
A body in eighteenth-century dress, a mystery spanning centuries
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About the Ebook
When the body of a man in eighteenth-century Highland dress is discovered on the site of the Battle of Culloden, journalist Rebecca Connolly takes up the story for the Chronicle.
Meanwhile, a film being made about the '45 Rebellion has enraged the right-wing group Spirit of the Gael which is connected to a shadowy group called Black Dawn linked to death threats and fake anthrax deliveries to Downing Street and Holyrood. When a second body – this time in the Redcoat uniform of the government army – is found in Inverness, Rebecca finds herself drawn ever deeper into the mystery. Are the murders connected to politics, a local gang war or something else entirely?
Why You'll Love This Ebook
- Discover a mystery spanning Culloden and the present day
- Explore Rebecca Connolly's most historically rich investigation
- Engage with crime fiction steeped in Highland history
- Read another celebrated title from Polygon - an imprint of Birlinn Ltd
Reviews
'If you don't know Skelton, now's the time' Ian Rankin
'Excellent — credible, multi-layered characters enhance the intricate, high-tension plot' Publishers Weekly
'A corking read — Skelton's talent is casting his descriptive eyes on the familiar and rendering truthful characters with a believable backstory' The Scotsman
'A stand-out thriller — Skelton shows us the souls of his characters' Scots Magazine
'Thunder Bay was a fine book; The Blood is Still is several rungs higher' Journal of the Law Society of Scotland
'Dundee Courier Scottish Book of the Week' Dundee Courier
About the Author
Douglas Skelton was born in Glasgow. He has been a bank clerk, tax officer, taxi driver (for two days), wine waiter (for two hours), journalist and investigator. He has written several true crime and Scottish criminal history books but now concentrates on fiction. Thunder Bay (longlisted for the McIlvanney Prize), The Blood Is Still, A Rattle of Bones and Where Demons Hide are the first four novels in the bestselling Rebecca Connolly thriller series.Publication Details
Publisher: Polygon (an imprint of Birlinn Ltd)
Publication Date: 05 March 2020
Print Length: 288 pages (Ebook edition)
ISBN (Ebook): 9781788852586
Format: Ebook
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