Natural Causes
Natural Causes by James Oswald is a gripping first edition published by Penguin Books in 2013. This 464-page novel delves into the chilling investigation led by newly appointed Edinburgh Detective Inspector Tony McLean, who is drawn into a cold case involving the mutilated body of a young girl discovered in a sealed room. The gruesome arrangement of her remains suggests a cruel ritual that took place over six decades ago, compelling McLean to confront the haunting details of her death amidst a backdrop of contemporary horrors.
As the story unfolds, readers will encounter a series of bloody killings that leave Edinburgh’s police baffled, with no apparent connection or motive. McLean’s obsession with the past leads him to believe that these recent deaths are linked to the ancient evil surrounding the girl’s ceremonial killing. The narrative weaves elements of horror, mystery, and suspense, exploring themes of crime and the supernatural as McLean navigates a web of terror that challenges his rationality. This edition invites readers into a dark and intricate world where the past and present collide in unsettling ways.
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A young girl’s mutilated body is discovered in a sealed room. Her remains are carefully arranged, in what seems to have been a cruel and macabre ritual, which appears to have taken place over 60 years ago.
For newly appointed Edinburgh Detective Inspector Tony McLean this baffling cold case ought to be a low priority – but he is haunted by the young victim and her grisly death.
Meanwhile, the city is horrified by a series of bloody killings. Deaths for which there appears to be neither rhyme nor reason, and which leave Edinburgh’s police at a loss.
McLean is convinced that these deaths are somehow connected to the terrible ceremonial killing of the girl, all those years ago. It is an irrational, almost supernatural theory.
And one which will lead McLean closer to the heart of a terrifying and ancient evil . . .
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