Dead Man’s Grave: The first book in a gripping new Scottish police procedural series for crime fiction and mystery thriller fans (DS Max Craigie Scottish Crime Thrillers, Book 1)

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He becomes embroiled in an investigation into Scotland’s toughest gangland family which reveals deep corruption within Police Scotland. A sincere thanks to Netgalley, HQ Digital and the author for an advance copy in exchange of an honest review. I also got a real sense of place from what I was reading, the author capturing the atmosphere perfectly in the early pages and using it to set the scene and the expectation in readers.

It gives the novel an edge with Max and Janey pursuing proof of what the villains have done while being obstructed at every turn by unknown forces. The good guys are determined to bring down the Hardie family, but to do that, they need to bring down each and every dirty cop, who are feeding information to the Hardie’s and who are, in effect, derailing the whole investigation. A Scottish crime story, Max, ex military who suffers with PTSD finds himself stationed back near his home town in Scotland after a move from his base in London where he was involved in a questionable shooting and has also left his wife behind who wants a break from their marriage.What happens in these few short pages is a precursor to something much darker and much more deadly, a tale of revenge and retribution that poses a threat to anyone who finds themselves caught up in it all.

She's a highly intelligent and intuitive woman on the fast track program, which earns her a lot of stick, not always well-intentioned, from her colleagues. Since retiring from the Metropolitan Police, Neil has relocated to the Scottish Highlands with his wife and son, where he mixes freelance investigations with writing. I’ve looked at the authors other books and will read them when I can, and I really hope there will be a second book featuring DS Max Craigie.His accent was deep, resonant and 100% West Coast Scottish, despite having lived in Australia and New Zealand for decades. Their camaraderie doesn't, however, prevent Ross from giving Max a good bawling out when he thinks he deserves it. Exciting and highly entertaining, you will be hard pushed to find a more riveting and refreshingly different thriller this year. Dead Mans grace by Neil Lancaster is the first in a series featuring DS Max Craigie and if this is to be the standard to expect then I’m looking forward to the rest of the series.