Dark Flight

A chilling ritual is being acted out by a sadistic killer in Dark Flight , the fourth novel in Lin Anderson''s forensic crime series featuring Rhona MacLeod. Six-year-old Stephen Devlin has vanished, his mother and grandmother horrifically murdered. At the scene of the devastating crime, forensic scientist Rhona Macleod finds a chilling African talisman, made from the bones of a child. Working with DS Michael McNab, Rhona joins a task force that has been formed in a desperate attempt to track down the missing child before it''s too late. As the case builds momentum, it becomes clear the killer''s motive was linked to the fact that the boy and his mother had recently returned from Nigeria. When further victims are found, Rhona realizes she must decipher the talisman''s meaning if they are to have any hope of finding Stephen before he becomes the next link in the killer''s chain . . . Dark Flight is the fourth book in the Rhona MacLeod series by Lin Anderson.

Lin Anderson is one of Scotland's national treasures don't be fooled by comparisons, her writing is unique, bringing warmth and depth to even the seediest parts of Glasgow. Lin's Rhona MacLeod is a complex and compelling heroine who just gets better with every outing

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When a young boy goes missing, forensic scientist Rhona MacLeod is called in to investigate a chilling series of clues left behind.

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Lin Anderson is a Scottish author and screenwriter known for her bestselling crime series featuring forensic scientist Dr Rhona MacLeod. Four of her novels have been longlisted for the Scottish Crime Book of the Year, and in 2022 she was shortlisted for the Crime Writers Association Dagger in the Library Award. Lin is the co-founder of the international crime-writing festival Bloody Scotland, which takes place annually in Stirling.

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Opening with Driftnet, Lin Anderson's series of crime novels featuring forensic scientist Rhona MacLeod are set in and around Scotland. From the beautiful remoteness of the Orkney Islands in None but the Dead to the dark underbelly of urban Glasgow in Follow the Dead, the locations she chooses to write about play as much a role in her novels as the characters that she populates them with. Something which has not gone unnoticed in the press with the Sunday Times remarking 'the bleak landscape is beautifully described, giving this popular series a new lease of life'. The Rhona MacLeod forensic thrillers are perfect for fans of Val McDermid, Ian Rankin and tartan noir.