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Scottish BookJack-in-the-Box: A D.I. Lomond Thriller (Paperback)
Author: Pat Black
£9.95
ScotlandSet in GlasgowDetective CrimePsychological SuspenseUrban Gritty
Jack-in-the-Box follows Detective Inspector Lomond as he investigates a series of baffling murders in Glasgow’s well-secured suburbs where victims are found in confined spaces with no sign of forced entry. Lomond must unravel how the killer infiltrates locked homes and foresee the next strike. For readers of atmospheric, procedural crime thrillers set in modern Scotland.
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Why we chose this book
We like crime fiction most when it strips comfort away, and this one starts by taking the front door from us.
Our summary description
As Independent Scottish booksellers, we write all of our descriptions personally, we hope you enjoy this one.
In Glasgow’s affluent suburbs, safety has been engineered into everyday life. Cameras, alarms, lights, guard dogs. Storm doors and window locks. Martial arts, knives close to hand, even a gun. And still someone gets in.
A killer is invading homes and smothering people when they are left on their own. The tabloids name him Jack in the Box, for the way he folds bodies into tight spaces, and for his uncanny knack of appearing as if from nowhere. The fear is not only in the deaths, but in the breach, the sense that walls and warnings mean nothing.
Inspector Lomond is left with a case that refuses to behave. Each house is found locked, each security system intact. There is no forced entry, and the video footage shows no intruder arriving or leaving. The questions multiply in the silence between one secure door and the next.
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