Dark Angels

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How far would you go to protect your past How much further to protect someone else's

The start of a thrilling Edinburgh-based series starring rebellious young lawyer Brodie McLennan.
A celebrated Edinburgh lawyer is found murdered outside an infamous gay haunt and notorious dominatrix Kailash Coutts stands accused.

Against her wishes, headstrong, unorthodox Brodie McClennan is appointed to defend Kailash under the watchful gaze of the 'Dark Angels', a violent street-gang led by the enigmatic Moses Tierney.

As the case becomes ever more complex, Brodie receives a chilling photograph, establishing a link to a number of brutal murders and a suspected paedophile ring. It becomes apparent that a serial killer is haunting the city - and that powerful people are involved, intent on covering up past crimes.

Brodie herself becomes a target - both for a depraved killer and for deadly forces in the highest of circles

A shocking, atmospheric thriller that combines a centuries-old conspiracy with heart-stopping terror for fans of Ian Rankin and Mo Hayder

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Author Bio

Grace Monroe is the pseudonym of Maria Thomson and Linda Watson-Brown. Maria was born in Edinburgh, and graduated with a law degree in her early 20s. A year after qualifying, Maria was made a partner in an Edinburgh law firm. Maria met her husband-to-be, Gordon, already a partner in a rival firm. The couple now have four children and live in Kingussie, in the Scottish Highlands. Maria stopped practising law some years ago and since then has worked as a hypnotherapist, stage hypnotist and fertility counsellor amongst many things. A completely new start in the Scottish Highlands has afforded Maria the chance to start the next chapter in her life - as a writer. After ten years as a Politics lecturer in Scottish universities, Linda Watson-Brown began a journalistic career as a columnist at The Scotsman. She went on to write on a regular basis for the Daily Mail, Big Issue, Daily Record, Sunday Herald and Independent amongst others and also developed a career as a ghostwriter. Her first ghost-written book, The Step Child, was published in 2006 and quickly became a Sunday Times bestseller. She is now working on a screenplay of the book, as well as continuing with ghost-writing and fiction. She and her family live in the North-East of Scotland. In 2003, Maria and Linda met and became firm friends. They soon realised that they should put their talents and experiences together and write as a team. Dark Angels is the first novel in a planned series featuring Brodie MacLennan.