‘Gripping … a compelling and authentic page-turner’ Sunday Mail ‘A must read!’ Reader review ‘A sparkling debut!’ Reader review The first in an exciting new Scottish crime thriller series. Perfect for fans of L J Ross, Val McDermid and Ann Cleeves. Ex-priest DI Frank Farrell has returned to his roots in Dumfries, only to be landed with a disturbing murder case. Even worse, Farrell knows the victim: Father Boyd, the man who forced him out of the priesthood eighteen years earlier.With no leads, Farrell must delve into the old priest’s past, one that is inexorably linked with his own. But his attention is diverted when a pair of twin boys go missing. The Dumfries police force recover one in an abandoned church, unharmed. But where is his brother?As Farrell investigates the two cases, he can’t help but feel targeted. Is someone playing a sinister game, or is he seeing patterns that don’t exist? Either way, it’s a game Farrell needs to win before he loses his grip on his sanity, or someone else turns up dead.In Dead Man's Prayer, Jackie Baldwin masterfully combines elements of suspense, mystery, and religious undertones to create a top-notch detective procedural narrative. The protagonist's past as a Christian priest adds an intriguing twist to this literary fiction.For fans of Jd Kirk (A Killer of Influence), Denzil Meyrick (Last Orders), D. S. Butler (In Plain Sight), Lynne Mcewan (The Girls in the Glen), and M S Morris (Beneath Cold Earth).
