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DS Logan McRae faces a complex investigation in Aberdeen, where a series of rapes and a brutal murder have left the city tense. He must sift through evidence from explicit videos tied to the local bondage scene, confront a powerful football star accused of covering up crimes, and navigate a reluctant police force that has released the suspect. McRae’s determination to uncover the truth is challenged by police politics, a devoted girlfriend who insists on conviction, and the looming threat that the real rapist may strike again.
First publish date: 2007
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: Stuart MacBride
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