The Shadow Men

<p><strong>They see everything. They hear everything. They <em>know</em> everything.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>When a young police officer Derek Sullivan goes missing the detective investigating his disappearance turns to criminologist Anna Scavolini - Derek's one-time university lecturer - for help. Haunted by the belief that she failed in her duty of care towards her former student Anna finds herself drawn increasingly deeper into the investigation.</p><p><br></p><p>Meanwhile Zoe Callahan - once Anna's best friend now unhappily estranged - becomes preoccupied by unsettling rumours involving her old school. Uncovering a trail of evidence implicating the most powerful men in Scottish society in a scandal stretching back decades she soon attracts the attention of sinister forces who don't look kindly on those who disturb the past...</p><p><br></p><p>A missing police officer a highly coveted list of names a fatal car crash on a rainswept night - what connects these seemingly unrelated threads? And who are the mysterious Shadow Men whose very name strikes terror into the hearts of all who hear it?</p><p><br></p><p><strong>A compulsive page-turner with a labyrinthine multi-stranded plot <em>The Shadow Men</em> is the third novel in the Anna Scavolini series perfect for fans of Stieg Larsson's <em>The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo</em> and Denise Mina's <em>Garnethill </em>trilogy.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Praise for M.R. Mackenzie</strong></p><p><br></p><p>'Brings a fresh new voice to the field of Tartan Noir.' - James Oswald</p><p><br></p><p>'Writes with precision and passion.' - Caro Ramsay</p><p><br></p><p>'Splendidly written stuff.' - Barry Forshaw <em>Crime Time</em></p><p><br></p><p>'An immersive slow burn of a tale peppered with disquieting fire-crackers of revelation.' - Morgan Cry</p><p><br></p><p>'Mackenzie has come up with something that defies easy definition and is truly original.' - Paul Burke <em>NB Magazine</em></p><p><br></p><p>'Up there with the best contemporary authors working today.' - David B. Lyons</p>