The best Scottish crime series since Rebus * Daily Record * Forensic scientist Rhona MacLeod has become one of the most satisfying characters in modern crime fiction honourable, inquisitive and yet plagued by doubts and, sometimes, fears * Daily Mail * A cast of characters who feel like old friends -- The Sunday Times on None But the Dead Hugely imaginative and exciting -- James Grieve (Emeritus Professor of Forensic Pathology) Brilliant book by a brilliant crime writer. True forensics at its very best -- Lorna Dawson, CBE (Principal Soil Scientist, James Hutton Institute & Professor, RGU) This book will keep you guessing to the end * People's Friend * Lin Anderson is one of Scotlands national treasures dont be fooled by comparisons, her writing is unique, bringing warmth and depth to even the seediest parts of Glasgow. Lins Rhona MacLeod is a complex and compelling heroine who just gets better with every outing -- Stuart MacBride, author of the Logan McRae series They dont call Lin Anderson the Queen of Tartan Noir for nothing! [ She] is an expert at atmospheric narrative and with one swoop of her pen her prose will chill you to the bone * chaptersinmylife * Anderson is a master storyteller, filling her novels with engaging characters, clever, compelling, contemporary plotlines and a beautifully descriptive prose that belies the death and darkness of her powerful, pulsating crime mysteries * Blackpool Gazette * Overall, this is a cracking five star read that is both dark and complex. Heartily recommended . Go on, treat yourself, you know you want to . . . * Love and Deadly * A real page-turner -- Ian Rankin, author of the Inspector Rebus series, on The Party House Vivid and atmospheric . . . enthralling -- The Guardian on The Killing Tide