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The Blood Tide

DS Max Craigie, Book 2

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The Blood Tide

By: Neil Lancaster
Narrated by: Angus King
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‘Think Jack Reacher fronting Line of Duty’ Ian Rankin

You get away with murder.
In a remote sea loch on the west coast of Scotland, a fisherman vanishes without trace. His remains are never found.

You make people disappear.
A young man jumps from a bridge in Glasgow and falls to his death in the water below. DS Max Craigie uncovers evidence that links both victims. But if he can’t find out what cost them their lives, it won’t be long before more bodies turn up at the morgue…

You come back for revenge.
Soon cracks start to appear in the investigation, and Max’s past hurtles back to haunt him. When his loved ones are threatened, he faces a terrifying choice: let the only man he ever feared walk free, or watch his closest friend die…

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2022 McILVANNEY PRIZE FOR SCOTTISH CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR! Max, Janie and Ross return in the second gripping novel in this explosive Scottish crime series.

Readers LOVE The Blood Tide

Line of Duty on steroids… It just never lets up!’ John Barlow

The Blood Tide grabs you from page one and doesn’t let go. Be warned: don’t sit down planning to read only a few pages!’ Kate London

‘Tightly plotted, tense and thrilling. Neil Lancaster just gets better and better’ Marion Todd

‘You can’t beat the voice of experience… A rugged tale from a writer who’s done this chilling stuff for real’ Paul Finch

‘A rattlingly good read. The pages practically turn themselves…’ John Sutherland

An absolutely thrilling read from a brand-new star of Tartan Noir. Superb.’ Cass Green

Authentic to a tee. A story to die for. Characters that leap of all the page-turny pages.’ Imran Mahmood

‘What a gripping page-turner – it kept me guessing until the very end’ Michelle Davies

‘I’ve been hooked on this for a few days. It has it all: action, humour, tightly plotted with the most satisfying of endings!’ Chris McDonald

©2022 Neil Lancaster (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Police Procedural Mystery Fiction Exciting Suspense Scary Highlander Scottish Crime
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Craigie & co versus corrupt coppers!

Been a while since listening to book one in the series, but instantly reconnected with with DS Max Craigie (& darling pup Nutmeg - who doesn't love a spaniel/poodle cross?) and his covert investigative team.
Although The Blood Tide could be heard as a stand alone book, the plot does follow on closely from Dead Man's Grave. It's a roller coaster ride, a thrilling police procedural; there's cocaine smuggling, more police corruption, the search for identity of the high ranking officer k/a 'The Contact' & continuing presence of menacing criminal Tam Hardie, and importantly a very satisfactory conclusion.
Can't help but see similarities with the Scottish Police Standards Reassurance team and TV series Line of Duty's Anti-Corruption Unit 12 (AC-12) but that's fine.
The only crime left needing addressing is that author Neil Lancaster failed to mention Angus King's fabulous narration in his end Acknowledgements re the audio-book.
As the next book is already in my Audible Library, it's straight onto that.

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Excellent

A great story that grips from beginning to end. I can’t wait for the next one in the series and I hope there are many more to follow that.

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I thoroughly enjoyed this second audiobook that followed on nicely from the first in the series. Great plot and characters with lots of twists and turns. Hats off to Angus King for a wonderful narration. He drew me to Neil’s books after enjoying his performances in JD Kirks’s DCI Logan series. I’m looking forward to book number three!

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You’re gonny love this

Absolutely amazing story, keeps you gripped from beginning to end, brilliant characters I loved it

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Excellent

Well written and narrated. Will definitely listen to next one in the line of books.

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A perfect crime thriller

A complex and captivating story in which the main characters grow and engage with the reader/listener and in which you can cheer with each success

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Fantastic book

The story had me hooked from the beginning. I loved the characters. Top marks has to go to the narrator Angus King who brought the story to life. There were times I was on the edge of my seat, the tension. I can’t wait to download the next book.

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Narration

Angus King ... without your amazing narration I wouldn't have listened. You made this story come to life..

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Brilliant

Fantastic second book in the series. Lots of twists. looking forward to the next book.Narrated by the brilliant Angus King who brings the characters to life.

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Narrator

Brilliant 😊 King makes the story all the more real. He is a fabulous narrator. I would listen to him narrate every book.

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