A truck driver loses control in central Edinburgh, ploughing into a crowded bus stop and spilling his vehicle's toxic load. The consequences are devastating.
DI Tony McLean witnesses the carnage. Taking control of the investigation, he soon realises there is much that is deeply amiss - and everyone involved seems to have something to hide.
But as McLean struggles to uncover who caused the tragedy, a greater crisis develops: the new Chief Superintendent's son is missing, last seen in the area of the crash . . .
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Christ, but he hates having to use another driver's rig.- 1
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(@MichaelJBooks, 25 January 2018, hardback, 448 pages, borrowed from @NACLibraries)
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This is a new author for me. I picked this off the shelves at the library because I liked the title, The Gathering Dark. The book is set in Edinburgh and reminds me a lot of the TV series Crime based on the books of Irvine Welsh. I read a lot of thrillers, crime and detective fiction. The Gathering Dark is typical of the genre. This is well-written, engaging and the pacing is perfect. The book fairly rattles along as McLean and his team struggle to make sense of the case. I'd recommend this.
