Scottish author Lin Anderson is known for her bestselling crime thrillers featuring forensic scientist Dr Rhona Macleod.  

“Whispers of the Dead” is book eighteen in this popular series and this time is set in Glasgow, opening with a brutal and unique murder. This sets the scene for a fantastic police procedural with an intriguing storyline, you won’t forget in a hurry. 

 

The long running characters are so endearing it’s impossible not to fall instantly in love with them and their camaraderie is a pleasure to read. There’s a genuine friendship between them which promotes the excellent working conditions that bring justice for the victims who come under their radar. 

 

Don’t be fooled into thinking this is a run of the mill thriller as the violence and brutality isn’t held back and together with the correct balance of emotions between the side characters, victims and the officials investigating, makes this a very entertaining and engrossing read. 

 

Something I also enjoyed, was how so much of the book is dedicated to the crimes, with a minimal of time on private lives but still conveying more than enough information to know the main characters backgrounds and current situations.  This is what makes the series unique, in that each book works just as successfully as standalones. 

 

Nothing beats a decent police procedural and this author communicates the necessary dynamics for this to happen perfectly, which puts her in similar successful leagues as Ian Rankin and Val McDermid. 

 

This is a cracking book for crime thriller readers, or if you’re a regular Dr Rhona Macleod fan, it’s another entertaining read in this long running, superbly set of developed stories. 

 

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