The Shadow Men

They see everything. They hear everything. They know everything.When a young police officer Derek Sullivan goes missing the detective investigating his disappearance turns to criminologist Anna Scavolini - Dereks 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.Meanwhile Zoe Callahan - once Annas 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 dont look kindly on those who disturb the past...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?A compulsive page-turner with a labyrinthine multi-stranded plot The Shadow Men is the third novel in the Anna Scavolini series perfect for fans of Stieg Larssons The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Denise Minas Garnethill trilogy.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