Cal McGill watches the young woman through the dirty windscreen of his Toyota. There’s something compelling about her stillness, about the length of time she has been standing square-shouldered, erect, staring out to sea, like an Antony Gormley statue waiting for another of its cast-iron tribe to emerge from the deep. What has brought her to this remote beach, he asks himself. Is she a kindred spirit who finds refuge by the shore? Idle curiosity soon turns into another investigation for oceanographer and loner McGill as he embarks on a quest to discover why, 26 years earlier, another young woman stood on the same beach before walking into the waves. According to the police, she killed herself and her unborn baby. McGill, the Sea Detective, questions this version of events and confronts the jealousies, tensions and threats of a coastal community determined to hold on to its secrets.
Editorial Reviews
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‘This is a classic whodunnit.’ –Allan Massie, The Scotsman
‘Lyrical and compelling, an emotional journey into dark family secrets.’ –Lin Anderson
‘This always entertaining and gripping mystery.’ –Alan Taylor, The Herald
Cal McGill is a ‘wonderfully unique creation…..I found myself stopping and starting, just to make the experience last that bit longer.’ –Crime Fiction Lover
‘Great writing, enjoyable story-telling and wonderful characterisation’ –David McLaughlan, The Scots Magazine
‘Wonderfully evocative of the wildness of The Scottish west coast …. gripping mystery’ –Camilla Norton, On In London
‘Simply intoxicating. The young protagonist has a romantic streak that complements his typical scientific method. The author effectively uses multiple points of view, explains without overwhelming, and ties up loose ends neatly.’ –Library Review, USA
‘Wonderfully evocative of the wildness of The Scottish west coast …. gripping mystery’ –Camilla Norton, On In London
‘Simply intoxicating. The young protagonist has a romantic streak that complements his typical scientific method. The author effectively uses multiple points of view, explains without overwhelming, and ties up loose ends neatly.’ –Library Review, USA
‘Wonderfully evocative of the wildness of The Scottish west coast …. gripping mystery’ –Camilla Norton, On In London
About the Author
Mark Douglas-Home is a successful journalist turned author. He was editor of Scotland’s leading daily newspaper, The Herald, for five years and editor of The Sunday Times Scotland. He has also held senior roles with The Scotsman and Scotland on Sunday. When he was Scottish correspondent of The Independent he reported on both the Lockerbie and Piper Alpha disasters. His career began as a student in South Africa where he edited the newspaper at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. After the apartheid government banned a numberof editions, he was deported from the country. He is married with two children and lives in Edinburgh.
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