The Damage Done

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What to expect

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of The Damage Done by James Oswald, read by Ian Hanmore.

The sixth book in James Oswald's phenomenal Inspector McLean series set in Edinburgh.

No good deed goes unpunished...

When a police raid in Edinburgh goes horribly wrong, the only silver lining for Inspector Tony McLean is a discovery that could lead to a long-lost girl from his early days on the beat.

Haunted by the mystery of what happened to her, McLean begins to dig into a case he thought long buried.

But the shadows of the past are soon eclipsed by crimes in the present as a series of strange and gruesome deaths shock the city.

As McLean's investigation draws him ever deeper into the upper echelons of Edinburgh society, it will not only be his career on the line - but his life as well...


Praise for James Oswald

'The new Ian Rankin'
Daily Record

'Oswald's writing is in a class above'
Express

'Creepy gritty and gruesome'
Sunday Mirror

Critics Review

  • Creepy, gritty and gruesome

    Sunday Mirror
  • Crime fiction’s next big thing

    The Sunday Telegraph
  • The new Ian Rankin

    Daily Record
  • Oswald’s writing is in a class above most in this genre

    Daily Express
  • The hallmarks of Val McDermid or Ian Rankin: it’s dark, violent, noirish

    The Herald
  • Oswald is among the leaders in the new batch of excellent Scottish crime writers

    Daily Mail

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