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Our Debts to the Past

DI Rob Marshall Scottish Borders Police Mysteries, Book 8

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Our Debts to the Past

By: Ed James
Narrated by: Angus King
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A cold case. A guilty conscience. A killer still at large.

When campaigner Heather McGill forces Police Scotland to reopen the cold case murder of a local sex worker at Scott's View, a beauty spot in the Scottish Borders, she sets off a chain reaction that threatens to unravel decades of secrets.

DCI Rob Marshall is tasked with investigating the crime his predecessors failed to solve–but the evidence leads back to the group of teenagers who found the body, now all grown up with new lives of their own.

Meanwhile, Duncan Brown has returned from Canada to care for his ailing mother, but is he hiding a terrible secret?

As guilt, obsession and long-buried truths collide, someone will do anything to keep the past from coming to light.

Our Debts to the Past is the eighth book in the DI Rob Marshall series, following a sharp-witted detective haunted by his past. Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin, Stuart MacBride, JD Kirk and LJ Ross.

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love the complexities of the characters relationships and the twists and turns in the storyline

another fabulous story in a great series

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That was good, this series just gets better & better! Bring on 2026 for the next one in the series.

Crikey!

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Loved Book 8 in this series. Best so far in my opinion. Thoroughly enjoy the other threads being woven through in the background of the main crime / crimes. Can’t wait to read the next evolution of Rob’s role in Book 9. As ever perfectly read by Angus King.

Best DI Rob Marshall to Date

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