GR Halliday's debut is a welcome addition to the Scottish Noir crime fiction genre, with its melancholic and morose atmosphere that hangs heavy throughout, set in the Scottish Highlands and Inverness. Meanwhile, Inverness-based social worker Michael Bach is worried about one of his clients whose last correspondence was a single ambiguous text message Nichol Morgan has been missing for seven days.Īs Monica is faced with catching a murderer who has been meticulously watching and waiting, Michael keeps searching for Nichol, desperate to find him before the killer claims another victim.įrom the Shadows introduces DI Monica Kennedy, an unforgettable new series lead, perfect for fans of Ann Cleeves' Vera, Susie Steiner and Peter May. Instinct tells her the case won’t begin and end with this one death. Detective Inspector Monica Kennedy stands by the victim in this starkly beautiful and remote landscape. Robert is never seen alive again.Ī body is soon found on the coast of the Scottish Highlands. Without a word to his dad, he goes up to his bedroom.
Sixteen-year-old Robert arrives home late. A stunning, atmospheric police procedural set against the grit of Inverness and the raw beauty of the Scottish Highlands, this is the first book in the DI Monica Kennedy series.
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