DCI Lomond Crime Thrillers Series 4 Books Set by Andrew Raymond

Titles in this Set:

The Bonnie Dead: A Scottish Detective Mystery
The Shortlist: A Scottish Murder Mystery
The Bloody, Bloody Banks
Cold Open: A Scottish Crime Thriller

Condition :BRAND NEW
Format :Paperback
ISBN :9786918696450

The Bonnie Dead: A Scottish Detective Mystery:
Five years ago, DCI John Lomond led the search for notorious Glasgow child-killer ‘The Sandman’, until personal tragedy forced him off the case.In Lomond’s absence, the killer was never found.Now, with nothing but work left in his life, Lomond remains obsessed with the case – despite the nightmares it brings.When a child is abducted in similar Sandman fashion from an affluent Glasgow suburb, Lomond is brought in to find them before it’s too late.But the only forensic evidence belongs to a little girl who was abducted and murdered twenty years ago.

The Shortlist: A Scottish Murder Mystery:
When legendary crime novelist William MacRae is found murdered at his Glasgow home, Police Scotland’s premier investigator DCI John Lomond is put on the case.After compiling a shortlist of suspects that includes seven bestselling authors – all old friends of MacRae’s – Lomond and his team head to a Highlands crime writing festival, where the seven are gathering to remember their fallen 
friend.

The Bloody, Bloody Banks:
When the dismembered body of a notorious banker washes up on the beach at Luss, DCI John Lomond finds a sinister message carved into the dead man’s forehead.And the same message has just been found on a tortured lawyer in Gullane on the east coast.With a twisted vigilante on the loose, and a brewing scandal threatening to pull his Major Investigations Team apart, they and Lomond must join forces with a team from Edinburgh – led by Lomond’s ex.

Cold Open: A Scottish Crime Thriller:
When the remains of a young woman are found at the construction site of the new Govan-Partick Bridge, it appears to close a twenty-year-old cold case from DCI John Lomond’s earliest days as a detective.But a retired detective – Lomond’s former boss – has a controversial theory that cost him his career.This was no isolated case.And the truth involves dozens of other cold cases, and an extraordinary cover-up by some of the most powerful police and legal officials in the country.

About the Author:
Raymond Andrews was born June 6, 1934, in Plainview, Georgia, and grew up in north central Georgia. He was the fourth child of George Andrews and Viola Andrews, who worked as sharecroppers. In total, he had nine siblings. As a child, Andrews and his siblings assisted their parents by working in the local cotton fields and peach orchards.At age fifteen Andrews moved to Atlanta, Georgia, where he lived at the Butler Street YMCA with his oldest brother. In Atlanta, Andrews began working as a hospital orderly and attended high school at Booker T. Washington High School. Andrews graduated from Washington High School in 1952. Following his graduation, he served four years in the United States Air Force. He spent a portion of his service stationed in Korea.