Past LyingEdinburgh, haunted by the ghosts of its many writers, is also the cold case beat of DCI Karen Pirie. So she shouldn't be surprised when an author's manuscript appears to be a blueprint for an actual crime. Karen can't ignore the plot's chilling similarities to the unsolved case of an Edinburgh University student who vanished from her own doorstep. The manuscript seems to be the key to unlocking what happened to Lara Hardie, but there's a problem: the

Casia has survived her brothers attempts to crush her and her growing army

A DYING DETECTIVE

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in our politics'

Sir Henry Merrivale is on vacation in Tangier

former Chief of Police and Keeper of the Secrets of the Heart is sitting down to record his memories

He might even be in the rare position of defending a client who is actually innocent

Dodie Smiths classic tale about 101 Dalmations and their fight for survival against the evil Cruella De Vil

The truth about Spira's elusive masterpiece is more horrific

The voices belong to the things in his house - a sneaker

the Japanese public listened to the police's apologies

But in the staff quarters