Dead and Buried

DCI Harry McNeil, Book 13

By: John Carson

Narrated by: Angus King

Sometimes, the past is better left behind...

Detective Chief Inspector Harry McNeil had found himself back in CID after a leave of absence saw his team disbanded. Now he's been temporarily assigned to an existing Major Investigation team, working alongside his old friend, Detective Inspector Frank Miller, after Miller's DCI dies suddenly.

A body is found in the city center, torn to pieces. It's reminiscent of a cold case from years ago and the victim is quickly identified, bringing the old murder enquiry back front and center.

There's new management in the Edinburgh police division, and old friends have been replaced by new enemies. Not everybody wants to see Harry McNeil succeed.

But that's not going to stop him and Frank Miller from tackling the cold case head on, with help from a couple of Glasgow detectives.

But nothing is what it seems. Starting with the death of Miller's DCI.

Harry and the team find out that some cold cases were meant to be left alone, and that sometimes the past should be left dead and buried...

©2022 John Carson (P)2024 John Carson

Excellent writing engaging all senses.

The writing is exquisite including a deep understanding of interpersonal relationships and the right amount of humor thrown. “A glare like custard “
With the best narrator!

Convoluted story but still entertaining

I have listened to many of the books in this series mostly because I get attached to characters and they are an easy listen except for when so many characters are introduced as was the case in this book. And something the author tend to do. It was a lot to keep track of. I like the longer books however it feels like in this one there was a lot of activity before they really got to the cold case and then it was rushed from there and didn’t really make a lot of sense. Regardless it kept me guessing until almost the end. Book 1 Spoiler alert! There was a mistake in the last name of the detective from the first book who had murdered his friend’s daughter. I know there were a lot of books in between but just look back and check.