Out of the Dark

A young woman is missing, but has she run away - or been captured?

A dying cop asks DCI Christine Caplan to fulfil her last wish: to investigate a cold case that's still preying on her mind. The naked body of a young man that was found in a lonely wood, dismissed as a down and out by her superiors. Caplan connects the case to other victims left to die in the bleak Scottish forests, injured and unable to escape. As the scent grows stronger, the cold cases suddenly seem dangerously hot.

In this thrilling hunt for the missing girl, Caplan must trace where love and control get out of hand, and question where power lies in any relationship. Meanwhile, the dark nights of Scotland conceal a terrifying game of cat and mouse . . .

This gripping Scottish police procedural meets twisted psychological thriller, featuring a complex and fascinating female protagonist, is a perfect choice for fans of tartan noir and authors Ian Rankin, Val McDermid and William McIlvanney.

About the author

CARO RAMSAY is the Glaswegian author of the critically acclaimed Anderson and Costello series, the first of which, Absolution, was shortlisted for the CWA's New Blood Dagger for best debut of the year. The ninth book in the series, The Suffering of Strangers, was longlisted for the McIlvanney Prize 2018.

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Product details

• Authors: Caro Ramsay, Ramsay Caro
• Publisher: Canongate
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.08.2024
• EAN: 9781448314119
• ISBN: 978-1-4483-1411-9
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 144 mm x 222 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 380 g
• Series: A DCI Christine Caplan Thriller
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural, FICTION / Crime, Crime & mystery, FICTION / Thrillers / Crime, Scotland, Thriller / suspense fiction, Thriller / suspense, Crime and mystery: police procedural