A rattle of bones /
by Skelton, Douglas.
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BookSeries: A Rebecca Connolly thriller: Publisher: Edinburgh : Polygon, 2021Description: 327 pages ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9781846975639 (pbk.) :; 1846975638 (pbk.) :.Subject(s): Connolly, Rebecca, (Fictitious character) -- Fiction | Thriller | Thriller | Fiction & related items | Crime & mystery fiction | Thriller / suspense fiction | Highlands (Scotland) -- Fiction | Suspense fictionSummary: In 1752, Seamus a'Ghlynne, James of the Glen, was executed for the murder of government man Colin Campbell. He was almost certainly innocent. When banners are place at his graveside claiming that his namesake, James Stewart, is innocent of murder, reporter Rebecca Connolly smells a story. The young Stewart has been in prison for 10 years for the brutal murder of his lover, lawyer and politician Murdo Maxwell, in his Appin home. Rebecca soon discovers that Maxwell believed he was being followed prior to his murder and his phones were tapped. Why is a Glasgow crime boss so interested in the case? As Rebecca keeps digging, she finds herself in the sights of Inverness crime matriarch Mo Burke, who wants payback for the damage caused to her family in a previous case.
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| Book - Adult Paperback | Crosby Library | Adult Fiction | Available | 003098758X | ||||
| Book - Adult Paperback | Formby Library | Adult Fiction | Available | 003098757X | ||||
| Book - Adult Paperback | Southport Library | Adult Fiction | Available | 003098756X |
In 1752, Seamus a'Ghlynne, James of the Glen, was executed for the murder of government man Colin Campbell. He was almost certainly innocent. When banners are place at his graveside claiming that his namesake, James Stewart, is innocent of murder, reporter Rebecca Connolly smells a story. The young Stewart has been in prison for 10 years for the brutal murder of his lover, lawyer and politician Murdo Maxwell, in his Appin home. Rebecca soon discovers that Maxwell believed he was being followed prior to his murder and his phones were tapped. Why is a Glasgow crime boss so interested in the case? As Rebecca keeps digging, she finds herself in the sights of Inverness crime matriarch Mo Burke, who wants payback for the damage caused to her family in a previous case.
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