a dark and gripping thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling Inspector McLean series
The thirteenth dark and gripping thriller in the Sunday Times bestselling phenomenon that is the Inspector McLean series, from one of Scotland's most celebrated crime writers

THE WAGES OF SIN . IS DEATH

'I love this brilliant cast of characters' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW

'Another page-turner in a great series!' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW

'As usual, a brilliant read from James Oswald' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW

The partial collapse of a disused Edinburgh church reveals a dead body in the rubble, his head badly smashed by falling masonry. Soon identified as an old ex-con - Kenny Morgan - his death is put down to a heart attack and deemed non-suspicious.

Tony McLean is approached by a notorious crime lord who suggests the police should be looking into Morgan's death more closely. Despite struggling with his recent retirement, he is reluctant to involve himself.

But when a second man is found dead in another disused church, his forehead branded with a cross, this time it is clearly murder.

There's a killer stalking the streets of Edinburgh. Is it time for McLean to get back to doing what he does best?

Praise for James Oswald:

'The new Ian Rankin' Daily Record

'Creepy, gritty and gruesome' Sunday Mirror

'Crime fiction's next big thing' Sunday Telegraph