Product: What Lies Buried (DI Lukas Mahler)
&apos;A harrowing and horrific game of consequences&apos; Val McDermid

THE BRILLIANTLY COMPELLING SECOND NOVEL IN THE DI LUKAS MAHLER SERIES

A missing child. A seventy-year-old murder. And a killer who&apos;s still on the loose.

Ten year-old Erin is missing; taken in broad daylight during a friend&apos;s birthday party. With no witnesses and no leads, DI Lukas Mahler races against time to find her. But is it already too late for Erin - and will her abductor stop at one stolen child?

And the discovery of human remains on a construction site near Inverness confronts Mahler&apos;s team with a cold case from the 1940s. Was Aeneas Grant&apos;s murder linked to a nearby POW camp, or is there an even darker story to be uncovered?

With his team stretched to the limit, Mahler&apos;s hunt for Erin&apos;s abductor takes him from Inverness to the Lake District. And decades-old family secrets link both casesin a shocking final twist.

WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT MARGARET KIRK&apos;S DI MAHLER SERIES:

&apos;Margaret Kirk&apos;s brilliant Inverness series is atmospheric and gripping. She goes from strength to strength. What Lies Buried is an absolute cracker!&apos; CASS GREEN

&apos;Tartan Noir at its very best&apos; DAILY MAIL

&apos;Gripping&apos;

&apos;Kept me on my toes right to the end&apos;

&apos;Another great detective is born&apos;

&apos;Shadow Man has a taut plot, maintains suspense cleverly and is crisply written&apos;

&apos;The city of Inverness is almost a character in its own right&apos;

&apos;A top-notch crime thriller, full of intricate twists with a disturbing insight into the mind of a cold blooded killer&apos;

&apos;Dark and atmospheric, I just couldn&apos;t put it down&apos;

Search query: nicola sturgeon
Relevance: Substitute