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The Bonnie Dead

DCI Lomond Crime Thrillers, Book 1

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The Bonnie Dead

By: Andrew Raymond
Narrated by: Angus King
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A stolen child. A killer stalking the streets of Glasgow. A troubled detective running out of time.

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.

Could the Sandman's identity lie buried in the coldest of cold cases? Or is a new killer about to claim their first victim?

The Bonnie Dead is the explosive debut Scottish crime thriller from Andrew Raymond–author of Amazon number one political thriller Official Secrets, which has now sold over 100,000 copies.

Shot through with dark Glaswegian humour and thrilling twists, he captures the voices of his beloved home city, taking you into its hidden depths, and the iconic hills and glens of nearby Loch Lomond and Arran.

If you like writers like JD Kirk, Ian Rankin, and Stuart MacBride, this addictive thriller will have you gripped until its haunting, heart-in-the-mouth climax.

©2022 Andrew Raymond (P)2023 W. F. Howes Ltd
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It’s a Beast of a Crime.

Humans can commit the worst atrocities against the vulnerable. We need people who are capable of standing up to the beasts. This story is about those people who are prepared to do just that.

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Angus King’s excellent performance

Great story. Looking forward to more listens in this series. Hoping Angus King will do the narration.

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Excellent

Loved the story. Loved the characters Excellent writing. Already picked up the next book in this series.

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Great narrator and writing!!

Loved the narrator and the writing style! Strong storyline with great details of the locations.

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Glasgow

Excellent storytelling
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Well delivered performance which encapsulates the complex characters

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Must listen.

Everything was excellent...from the story to the character development to the narration. A top 10 in my library.

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Fabulous

I love Scottish crime novels. This is the first in what I hope will be a long series about DCI Lomond.

Great character development, good plot and wonderful narrator. I actually discovered this book via the narrator.

Angus King narrates the JD Kirk series as well. I've ripped through all of his thrillers, so searched for other novels with Angus as the narrator and viola!

Thrilled to add another favorite author.

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Another great Angus King performance

Good story, great narrator, keeps your interest. Angus King fills the room with different people/voices.

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Solid story

Solid story with good twists that was also not overly graffic. Plus, you cannot beat Angus Young as narrator.

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My shortcomings reduced my enjoyment of this book

So this story is very good. Problem is, I had a hard time understanding some of the Glasgow accent, I presume it is as that's where this is set. I feel I lost more of the story than I wish to admit. First audio book I've listened to with a Scottish accent. I know I missed part of the story due to the accent which I had some issues with.

Past that, It's a good story

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