The Rest is Death: Inspector McLean, Book 14
James Oswald
Mar 2025 · Wildfire · Narrated by Ian Hanmore
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A macabre ancient secret. An innovative biotech company connected to the highest levels of government. And the trail of bloodshed in its wake.
'Finally got my Tony McLean fix' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW
'Darkly gripping' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW
'Do yourself a favour and read James Oswald's series. I can almost guarantee you won't stop at one' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW
Detective Chief Inspector Tony McLean is called to investigate a break-in at Drake BioTech, a trendsetting Edinburgh start-up. It's well below McLean's pay grade, but given the extensive political connections of its eccentric owner Nathaniel Drake, he doesn't have a choice. Even if nothing appears to have been stolen.
A missing person case turns complicated for DI Janie Harrison when a body is found half-buried in woods outside the city. The missing man shows no signs of trauma, the cause of his death a mystery. But when another man - linked to the break-in - is discovered dead in similarly mysterious circumstances, the police suspect there may be some connection between the two.
McLean is convinced the answer lies with the strange ancient artefact clutched in the second dead man's hands. But when the two bodies are stolen from the mortuary, and the artefact goes missing from evidence, the race is on to prevent yet more death.
Praise for James Oswald:
'The new Ian Rankin' Daily Record
'Creepy, gritty and gruesome' Sunday Mirror
'Oswald's writing is in a class above most' Daily Express
'Finally got my Tony McLean fix' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW
'Darkly gripping' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW
'Do yourself a favour and read James Oswald's series. I can almost guarantee you won't stop at one' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW
Detective Chief Inspector Tony McLean is called to investigate a break-in at Drake BioTech, a trendsetting Edinburgh start-up. It's well below McLean's pay grade, but given the extensive political connections of its eccentric owner Nathaniel Drake, he doesn't have a choice. Even if nothing appears to have been stolen.
A missing person case turns complicated for DI Janie Harrison when a body is found half-buried in woods outside the city. The missing man shows no signs of trauma, the cause of his death a mystery. But when another man - linked to the break-in - is discovered dead in similarly mysterious circumstances, the police suspect there may be some connection between the two.
McLean is convinced the answer lies with the strange ancient artefact clutched in the second dead man's hands. But when the two bodies are stolen from the mortuary, and the artefact goes missing from evidence, the race is on to prevent yet more death.
Praise for James Oswald:
'The new Ian Rankin' Daily Record
'Creepy, gritty and gruesome' Sunday Mirror
'Oswald's writing is in a class above most' Daily Express
A macabre ancient secret. An innovative biotech company connected to the highest levels of government. And the trail of bloodshed in its wake.
'Finally got my Tony McLean fix' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW
'Darkly gripping' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW
'Do yourself a favour and read James Oswald's series...
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Eithne Fleming
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August 6, 2025
McLean is brilliant but always love Madame Rose 🌹
About the author
James Oswald is the author of the Sunday Times bestselling Inspector McLean series of detective mysteries, the DC Constance Fairchild series and, as J. D. Oswald, the standalone novel Broken Ghosts. James's first book, Natural Causes, was shortlisted for the British Book Awards Debut Author Award. His latest book, The Rest is Death, is the fourteenth in the Inspector McLean series. James farms pedigree Highland cows by day, writes disturbing fiction by night.
James Oswald is the author of the Sunday Times bestselling Inspector McLean series of detective mysteries, the DC Constance Fairchild series and, as J. D. Oswald, the standalone novel Broken Ghosts. James's first book, Natural Causes, was shortlisted for the British Book Awards Debut Author Award...
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