Cruel Summer

Zoe Callahan is having the summer from hell... and its about to get a whole lot worse.Shes stuck in a dead-end job her relationship is going nowhere and the long shadow of the Kelvingrove Park Murders - which three years ago upended the lives of both her and her best friend Anna Scavolini - continues to exert its hold on her.When a prostitute is brutally assaulted by Dominic Ryland a rising political star Zoe leaps at the chance to take on a noble cause vowing to bring him to justice. But she soon finds herself on the wrong side of some seriously dangerous people: men who have no qualms about silencing her by any means necessary.As Glasgow simmers under a sweltering heatwave and tensions rise throughout the city Zoe and Anna are once again drawn into a web of secrets and shocking revelations with a heavy price to pay for everyone involved - not least Zoe whos about to realise shes got far more to lose than she ever thought.A powerful character-driven thriller with twists and turns a-plenty Cruel Summer is the sequel to M.R. Mackenzies McIlvanney Prize-nominated debut In the Silence and the second instalment in the Anna Scavolini series.Praise for M.R. MackenzieBrings a fresh new voice to the field of Tartan Noir. - James OswaldWrites with precision and passion. - Caro RamsaySplendidly written stuff. - Barry Forshaw Crime TimeAn immersive slow burn of a tale peppered with disquieting fire-crackers of revelation. - Morgan CryMackenzie has come up with something that defies easy definition and is truly original. - Paul Burke NB MagazineUp there with the best contemporary authors working today. - David B. Lyons