A strange story about revenge for an incident way back in the past involving several murders with the plot involving a possible terrorist plot and the Northern Ireland troubles. An intriguing tale with a surprising end.

The first book in a new police procedural thriller and it is a good solid read.

The main characters are well developed and have plenty of backstory that will no doubt be used in future books.

The action kept coming thick and fast although there may have been just the odd twist too many for my liking as the plot is just slightly over convoluted

So will I be reading future books in the series. Based on this one it is a yes

A very good and exciting book. It's the first one I read in this series and will go and get the others.
It's well reaserched, full of interesting historical fact and the plot keep you hooked since the beginning.
Recommended!
Many thanks to Bloodhound Books and Netgalley for this ARC in exchange of a honest review.

Thank you Netgalley and Bloodhound Books for the eARC.
This first in the series of DCI Jim Carruthers was a good start to the series. I've read both no. 2 and 3, it's become a favorite series of mine. When a young member of the RAF has been found beaten to death, Carruthers and his DS Andrea Fletcher catch the case, which soon becomes more complicated when a car bomb goes off at the University. They suspect the two cases are linked and saypect it's the work of a Welsh terrorist group. But why would they be in Scotland? The Professor who was the target has disappeared, and there is a desperate search underway to protect him. His inflammatory book on the failure of the Welsh nationalism versus the English has obviously angered radicals. Carruthers and Fletcher are both suffering pressure in their private lives, but work flat out on these two twisty, baffling cases, trying to put their personal problems on hold. They are a good team, very likeable. When another member of the RAF is found tortured and killed, the pressure builds. There are interesting historical facts concerning the radical factions in Wales, Scotland and Ireland, which added to the quality of the book. All in all it was a gripping, well written book. I highly recommend the series.