Final Cut (Rhona MacLeod) [Paperback]

Lin Anderson (Author)

Book Description

Series: Rhona MacLeod | Publication Date: April 30, 2010

Where the hell had the kid found a human skull? McNab heard an intake of breath behind him as someone else made out the shape in the torchlight. A metre away now, McNab crouched on a level with the child. "Where did you find that, Emma?" he said softly. She stared at him. "I was lost. I heard them calling me."

When Claire regains consciousness after a stranger causes her car to crash in a snowstorm, she is frantic to discover her nine-year-old daughter Emma missing from the back seat. Then Emma is found in the woods nearby, unharmed but cradling a child’s skull. She claims it "called to her"—and she can hear another voice nearby. Meanwhile, forensic scientist Rhona MacLeod is trying to discover the identity of a corpse found badly burned in a trash bin. The body is wearing a soldier’s ID tag, but DNA tests show it’s not him. When DS Michael McNab asks for her help identifying the remains Emma found, they discover the two cases are linked in ways they could never have imagined.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"The procedural details are spot-on, the storylines sharp and inventive, but it's the characterisation that makes Anderson's work truly special. CSI Vegas has Grissom, CSI Miami has Horatio Cane. In the Glasgow crime scene team, Dr. McLeod has the skill, instinct and the balls to match up to her American counterparts."  —Daily Record

"Lin Anderson is one of Scotland's national treasures—don't be fooled by comparisons, her writing is unique, bringing warmth and depth to even the seediest parts of Glasgow. Lin's Rhona Macleod is a complex and compelling heroine who just gets better with every outing."  —Stuart MacBride, author, Cold Granite and Dying Light

"A sexy new rival for Rebus."  —Scotsman

About the Author

Lin Anderson is the author of Blood Red Roses, Driftnet, Torch, Deadly Code, Dark Flight, and Easy Kill.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton (April 30, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0340922451
• ISBN-13: 978-0340922453
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,551,095 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I'm the author of eight novels featuring forensic expert Dr Rhona MacLeod which have been translated into a number of languages. The series has been optioned for television and 'Final Cut' is currently being developed as a three parter. I am also a screenwriter. My first film 'Small Love' was shortlisted for a TAPS writer of the year award. My second film won a Scottish BAFTA for best fiction and also the Celtic Film Festival's Best Drama award.
'Dead Close' a short story contained in 2011 Best of British Crime Anthology is currently being made into a movie.
Other short stories have been published in anthologies such as the MacAllan 10 year collection and dramatised on BBC Radio 4.