Murder of Crows

<p><b>Detective James Corstorphine's blood ran cold. His wife never left her clinic door unlocked. Inside her receptionist sat bound and gagged tears streaming down her face. He's taken Shamila.</b></p><p>But Shamila's abduction is just the beginning. When human remains are discovered dressed as a scarecrow in a Highland farmer's field Corstorphine realises the cases are connected. The victim worked at Carstairs State Hospital - the same institution where Shamila once treated the criminally insane.</p><p>As Corstorphine traces the killer's obsession with Shamila another body is found - a young woman strangled in the village her face hidden beneath a scarecrow's mask.</p><p>With the ancient festival of Samhain approaching and shadows lengthening across the glens a book of cryptic clues arrives at Corstorphine's door. As Corstorphine races to decode the killer's macabre messages can he save Shamila before she becomes the final victim?</p><p><b>An atmospheric page-turning Scottish crime thriller from CWA New Blood Dagger Longlist author Andrew James Greig. Perfect for fans of LJ Ross Ian Rankin and Ann Cleeves.</b></p>