Whirligig

Firstly, let me say how brilliant this book was. It was dark, atmospheric, barbaric and a very clever crime story. I highly recommend it.

The novel is set in a quiet Scottish town where a gamekeeper is found hanging from a tree. On first glance it appears to be suicide, likened to a historic case of a woman found hanged from the same tree. However, on closer inspection an intricate clockwork mechanism has been rigged up, causing the death. As DI Corstorphine and DC McKenzie investigate they are drawn to the case of the woman found dead on the same tree, having been warned off of digging into the past by the Assistant Chief Constable, Corstorphine is more determined than ever to get to the truth of her supposedly suicide. As the death count increases the DI and DC are thrown into finding a serial killer. Can they catch the killer before anymore murders occur?

This was a very cleverly written novel, which pulled me in emotionally and left me wanting more. I was invested in the characters, the story line and in finding out the truth behind the murders. I definitely would like to read another novel by this author, especially one that featured Corstorphine and McKenzie.