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Shadow Man

The first nail-biting case for DI Lukas Mahler

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Shadow Man

By: Margaret Kirk
Narrated by: Steve Worsley
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 A gripping Scottish crime thriller from the winner of the Good Housekeeping Novel Writing competition 2016.

Two brutal killings rock Inverness, and bring ex-Met Detective Inspector Lukas Mahler the biggest challenge of his career...

The body of the queen of daytime TV, Morven Murray is discovered by her sister, Anna, on the morning of her wedding day. But does Anna know more about the murder than she's letting on?

Police informant Kevin Ramsay's murder looks like a gangland-style execution. But what could he have stumbled into that was dangerous enough to get him violently killed?

Mahler has only a couple of weeks to solve both cases while dealing with his mother's fragile mental health. But caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse, is ex-Met DI Lukas Mahler hunting one killer, or two?

Read by Steve Worsley
(p) 2017 Orion Publishing Group©2017 Margaret Kirk Crime Crime Fiction Modern Detectives Mystery Police Procedural Fiction Suspense Murder

Critic Reviews

'Shadow Man is a harrowing and horrific game of consequences.'
A new star of tartan noir is born. Kirk has written a brilliantly tense, atmospheric debut. I can't wait to read more in this highland crime series.
A harrowing tale of two murders set in Inverness. Be prepared to hear more from DI Lukas Mahler and his talented creator.
Dark and compelling.
All stars
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This was my first Margaret Kirk book and I was delighted to discover an assured crime writer who delivers characters to care about, believable dialogue, and a touch of humour. It was a bit like reading Stuart MacBride lite. What this story doesn't deliver is any suspense. If you haven't worked out "who dunnit it" after a few chapters, you're just not trying. I kept listening to the end just in case there was a breath-taking twist but no, the murderer was precisely who I expected.

Steve Worsley's narration was a delight as always.

Well written but ultimately unsatisfying.

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Thoroughly enjoyed this book. A new author for me I found this one by searching for more books narrated by Steve Worsley .
I will definitely read more.

Narration was great as always.

Great Read / Listen

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Convoluted story about people I didn’t care about. I had high hopes for this book, ah well.

I just don’t care

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