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Paths of the Dead (9) (Rhona MacLeod) Paperback – October 1, 2015

by Lin Anderson (Author)
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 845 ratings
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The ninth novel in the Rhona MacLeod series—like CSI Glasgow

When Amy MacKenzie agrees to attend a meeting at a local spiritualist church, the last person she expects to hear calling to her from beyond the grave is her son—the son whom she'd only spoken to an hour before. Then the body of a young man is found inside a neolithic stone circle high above the city of Glasgow and forensic scientist Rhona MacLeod is soon on the case. The hands have been severed and there is a stone in the victim's mouth with the number five scratched on it. DI Michael McNab is certain it's a gangland murder, but Rhona isn't convinced. When a second body is found in similar circumstances, a pattern begins to emerge, of a killer intent on masterminding a gruesome Druidic game that everyone will be forced to play.
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  1. Book 9 of 18
    Rhona MacLeod
  2. Print length
    400 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    Pan Macmillan
  5. Publication date
    October 1, 2015
  6. Dimensions
    5.5 x 1.25 x 8 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    1447245660
  8. ISBN-13
    978-1447245667
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"CSI Vegas has Grissom, CSI Miami has Horatio Cane. In the Glasgow crime scene team, Dr. McLeod has the skill, instinct and the balls to match up to her American counterparts."  —Daily Record

"Don't be fooled by comparisons, her writing is unique, bringing warmth and depth to even the seediest parts of Glasgow. . . . MacLeod is a complex and compelling heroine who just gets better with every outing."  —Stuart MacBride, author, Cold Granite
 

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Lin Anderson is the author of the Rhona MacLeod series, which includes Blood Red Roses, Driftnet, Torch, Deadly Code, Dark Flight, Easy Kill, Final Cut,The Reborn, and Picture Her Dead.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pan Macmillan; Main Market Ed. edition (October 1, 2015)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 400 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1447245660
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1447245667
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 1.25 x 8 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 845 ratings

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Lin Anderson is best known as the creator of the forensic scientist Rhona MacLeod series of crime thriller novels, and for her part in founding the annual 'Bloody Scotland' crime writing festival.

Lin's latest book is Book 17 in her Forensic Scientist Rhona MacLeod Series 'The Wild Coast', published on 3rd August 2023.

There are 16 novels and one novella in Lin Anderson's Forensic Scientist Rhona MacLeod Series :-

Novella - Blood Red Roses (prequel to Driftnet)

Book 1 - Driftnet (Scottish No.1 best seller)

Book 2 - Torch (Amazon Scottish Crime No.1 best seller)

Book 3 - Deadly Code

Book 4 - Dark Flight

Book 5 - Easy Kill

Book 6 - Final Cut

Book 7 - The Reborn

Book 8 - Picture Her Dead

Book 9 - Paths of the Dead (Shortlisted for Scottish Crime Book of 2015)

Book 10 - The Special Dead (Longlisted for Scottish Crime Book of 2016)

Book 11 - None but the Dead (Longlisted for Scottish Crime Book of 2017)

Book 12 - Follow the Dead (Shortlisted for Scottish Crime Book of 2018)

Book 13 - Sins of the Dead

Book 14 - Time for the Dead (Longlisted for Scottish Crime Book of 2020)

Book 15 - The Innocent Dead

Book 16 - The Killing Tide

Book 17 - The Wild Coast

Lin has one stand-alone psychological thriller :-

The Party House (Scottish No.1 best seller)

Lin has a second mystery thriller series featuring private investigator Patrick de Courvoisier, set in glamorous Cannes (think 'The Rockford Files' meets James Bond) :-

Book 1 - The Case of the Black Pearl

Book 2 - The Case of the Missing Madonna

Lin has recently co-written with Donald McKay the initial book in a BLAZE DOG DETECTIVE series for children :-

Book 1 - The Magic Flag Mystery

Book 2 - The Dinosaur Mystery

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5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyed this book
Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2014
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Enjoyed this book, was a little concerned we were going to get too much distracted with a certain new character from the last few books, but it soon got back on track and was really exciting leaving me with the feeling I wanted to skip to the end to see the way it ended. I did not do so and am looking forward to the next book.
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Diana H. Maine
4.0 out of 5 stars very complex story line involving ritualistic killings at neolithic stone circles in Scotland
Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2017
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PATHS OF THE DEAD (Rhona Macleod #9) by Lin Anderson, is a very complex story line involving ritualistic killings at various neolithic stone circles in Scotland. Additional plot points include online gaming, clairvoyance, domestic abuse, rape, drug use, and extreme violence.
It is gruesome, gritty reading at times, full of twists and turns, forensic details, police procedures (or lack of, in some cases), and very complex and (at times) self-destructive personal tendencies of some of our main characters.. The descriptions of the neolithic circles in Scotland and a bit of their historical background was fascinating - a great ‘sense of place’ which I am very interested in. I also liked the cover art.
The forensic skills of Rhona and Chrissy, the police procedures and workings of the squad, the steadiness of DI Bill Wilson - when added together, produce this excellent, suspenseful, interesting Scottish noir.
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Vaishali
5.0 out of 5 stars Book that keep you guessing until end what to believe what not to believe
Reviewed in India on May 7, 2017
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This book is wonderful it shows effect on Mother's soul of death of child while showing mystery behind death of that boy a combination of beliefs and science
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Clemens Schoonderwoert
4.0 out of 5 stars Thrilling Deadly Paths!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 5, 2022
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This exciting thriller is the 9th volume of the very likeable "Rhona MacLeod" series.

Storytelling is excellent, most characters are believable and lifelike, and the atmosphere of Glasgow and several other places within this thriller are all wonderfully pictured by the author.

The main part of this tale is featuring in and around Glasgow, with a few outings towards the Orkneys and surrounding areas.

Forensic scientist, Dr Rhona MacLeod, will excel again in this fascinating thriller, along with her assistant, Chrissy McInsh, not to forget the return of DI Bill Wilson, who will make a sudden appearance after having been on leave, while the psychological part of this murderous thriller is a welcoming task for Dr Magnus Pirie, but the only minus, for me personally at least, is the from DS to DI promoted, Michael Joseph McNab, who's acting as an indestructible and always surviving kind of Clint Eastwood, and that is somewhat of a let-down for me.

It's a thriller where motivated Druidic murders are taking place, and combined with the find of criminal drugs, these crimes are superbly interwoven into one another, to make this a welcome complex thriller.

At first a dead body will be found at a Neolithic stone circle above the city of Glasgow, with the hands being severed and a number five in the mouth as a kind of ritual, and this will be followed to several other murdered young people in various other places, while in the neighbourhood of this first dead body a buried holdall of cocaine is located and that will also play an important part in this thriller.

What will follow is a fast-paced thriller with plenty of action, whether they are murder or drug related, and one that is gloriously structured right from the beginning, and that will end with a very appropriate and fitting conclusion, to make this book an entertaining read.

Highly recommended, for this is another great addition to this excellent series, and that's why I like to call this lethal episode: "Thrilling Deadly Paths"!
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Sandra
5.0 out of 5 stars A gripping Read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 3, 2015
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This book of the Rhona Macleod series (#9) really draws the reader in. Amy Mackenzie attends the local Spiritualist Church with her friend. The Spiritualist knows that her son, who she spoke to an hour ago is dead as he's had a message from the other side..

A body of a young man is found inside a neolithic stone circle high up in a park in Glasgow. Rhona and DI McNab clash as he thinks it's a gangland murder while she is not so sure. More bodies are found and the police discover that they are connected to an online game. We find out McNab is connected to the killer and the race is on to find the him before another death occurs...

It's also great to catch up with other well loved characters like Rhona's assistant Chrissy, Magnus, the Psychological Profiler and Sean McGuire, Rhona's on-off partner. Loved it!
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SUSAN GIBBONS
5.0 out of 5 stars Well written
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 3, 2022
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I like this author her books are interesting and keep you guessing till the end
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watson1951
4.0 out of 5 stars Druid Murder
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 27, 2017
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Just ok ,not one of the best. Difficult at times to read. Acceptable storyline with some uncouthness,which is not necessary.
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