Another well written, fast paced novel full of MacBride' s typical Scottish humour.
A very complicated plotline with lots of interesting new characters, although Mother really got on my nerves.
Published as a standalone novel but with a conclusion that would lend well to another instalment.

No good deed ever goes unpunished, and DC Callum MacGregor is paying the price for covering for his CSI tech girlfriends screw up. He’s been placed on a squad with all the other losers, the kind no one wants to deal with, but no can can fire either. All that changes when MacGregor and his team of misfits land a huge case, one involving a body so old, it’s actually mummified. Police leadership may think the “mummy” has been lifted from a museum, but MacGregor knows better, and it’s up to him and his team to prove it by solving a murder someone believed they’d gotten away with

A misfit team of cops that the police can't sack get it together to solve a serial murder case that is thought to be ancient burials. But no one takes these troublemakers serious and hand them the case. not for a moment believing they'd succeed. DC MacGregor knows better. A thrilling and well-written read with gore and humour. Recommended.

A book that will grip you and make you want to read just one more page...

Every so often you come across a book from an author you were not previously
aware of that make you think why haven’t I read any of this persons work
before? This is one of those books. It is a long time since I read a book that made
me want to set aside reading time as much as this one.
There are nice touches of humour throughout the story that keep it light and
entertaining and make you want to carry on reading. This is a great feat
especially in a book that is no lightweight both in topic and in physical weight.
Without giving too much away there is a point about half way through where
one of the characters has a bad day at the office like no other that will make you
think that no matter what today threw at you it could not be as bad as they
experienced.
The characters are well rounded and each individual forms their own
personality within the readers head so that you genuinely care for some and
detest others. By the end some of them feel like real acquaintances and I would
love to meet them again.
Overall a terrific book.
I will certainly be checking out the authors other titles.