Killing For England: Number 4 in series

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Chief Inspector Jacobson and DS Kerr had been on leave when the body of a young black man, Darren McGee, had been fished out of the River Crow. The autopsy had pointed to suicide by drowning. But now Darren's cousin, Paul Shaw, is in town: a top-notch investigative journalist with an axe to grind and a claim that Darren had really been the victim of a racially-motivated murder.

Jacobson isn't convinced. But when Paul Shaw turns up as dead and as terminally-wet as his cousin, Jacobson and Kerr are faced with a baffling double-murder to investigate. And a dangerous confrontation lies ahead with the murky world of the Far Right.

Reviews

'Kerr and Jacobson are a resolutely uncharming pair of policemen who are a pleasure to meet, and who offer hopes for a more rich reading in future additions to the series.' WASHINGTON POST 'Compares favourably with Ian Rankin... a compelling, fast-moving story that leaves the reader wondering where he will go from here.' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY 'has a vivid sense of place... wonderfully characterised.' Andrew Taylor 'Iain McDowall has a superb ear for dialogue... very realistic.' NEW BOOKS MAGAZINE 'Scores on all fronts - good writing, good characters, solid plotting, highly readable and politically astute.' MORNING STAR 'A cracking pace.' MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS

Author Bio

In the tradition of Ian Rankin.

STUDY IN DEATH is first in the Chief Inspector Jacobson and DS Kerr series, MAKING A KILLING is the second, PERFECTLY DEAD is the third, and KILLING FOR ENGLAND is the fourth.

Iain McDowall is Scottish. He was born in Kilmarnock.