As our seasoned readers will know, not every case starts with a body or a police investigation. Harry Bosch reopens the one murder he was never allowed to investigate fully, that of his own mother's. Mike Mackenzie decides Edinburgh's paintings deserve better than a locked vault. Amos Decker watches a stranger shoot himself on a crowded street and cannot let the why go. On Glencoe's high passes, William Lorimer finds beauty and violence living closer than expected. Perfect reading for the sofa this weekend!
Michael Connelly, The Last Coyote – Suspended and grieving, Bosch investigates the murder he's avoided all his career, his own mother's, an open wound unsolved since childhood.
Ian Rankin, Doors Open – Three wealthy friends decide Edinburgh's finest paintings deserve better than a locked vault. So begins a quiet but unexpectedly dangerous heist.
David Baldacci, The Fix – A quiet family man shoots a stranger and then himself on a crowded street. No reason for his actions can be identified. But Amos Decker won't accept that version of events.
Alex Gray, Echo of the Dead – A Glencoe break turns into a killer hunt as two bodies surface in days, ruining the Highlands' quiet reputation.
