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Point of no Return: A Scottish Crime Thriller (A DCI Harry McNeil Crime Thriller Book 7)

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by John Carson


  ‘You’re getting the colour back in your cheeks again.’ Alex giggled. ‘The plane was quicker. And I didn’t see Jimmy bawling and greetin’ like a bairn.’

  ‘I have to say, this is going to affect your assessment when we get back into the office.’

  ‘Oh, I’m sure I can persuade you to change your mind.’

  ‘That’s the last thing on my mind. And to be honest, I think for our next holiday, I want to go to a caravan, just like Jimmy’s wife.’

  ‘We’d have to get a dog.’

  ‘Don’t push it.’ He got up from the table to go back through to the kitchen for more coffee.

  ‘One thing, though: when we were on the island, you were about to tell me something before we were interrupted.’

  Alex thought about standing in front of Vanessa’s grave. She had thought it a good idea at the time to tell Harry. Now it seemed silly.

  ‘It’s not important. It’ll keep.’

  ‘Okay.’

  They went through to the kitchen. ‘In all seriousness, I was thinking about a cruise for our next holiday,’ Alex said.

  Harry poured more hot water into a mug after the kettle switched off.

  ‘A cruise? Are you serious? Have you never seen the film Titanic…?’

  Afterword

  Just in case you were wondering, the Isle of Laoch doesn’t exist. If you look at a map of Scotland and see the shape of Tiree, and join its north and south islands, then that would be the base for Laoch. Then a smattering of Mull and you have my island. I wanted to create a fictitious island so I could make up where places were.

  Point of no Return was inspired by a real-life event. If you Google The Great Mull Air Mystery, you can read all about what happened on the island back in 1975. I found it fascinating, and thought, what if…? That’s how this Harry McNeil book came about.

  I would like to thank my advanced reading team, and welcome aboard the new members.

  A big thanks to my wife as usual, for looking after the dogs while I write. And a huge thank you to my new editor, Charlie Wilson and her willingness to take me on as a client at short notice.

  And as usual, a big thanks to you, the reader, who make this all worthwhile.

  Stay safe my friends.

  John Carson

  New York

  October 2020

  OTHER TITLES

  DCI Harry McNeil series

  Book 0 -Return to Evil

  Book 1 - Sticks and Stones

  Book 2 -Back to Life

  Book 3 -Dead Before You Die

  Book 4 - Hour of Need

  Book 5 - Blood and Tears

  Book 6 - Devil to Pay

  Book 7 - Point of no Return

  When Stars Will Shine

  (this is a charity anthology featuring the Harry McNeil short story, titled,

  The Art Of War And Peace.

  (All proceeds go to Hope For Heroes)

  DCI Sean Bracken Series

  A killer on the loose.

  A killer behind bars.

  And a detective caught between them...

  Ailsa Connolly was a brilliant psychologist and a respected criminologist.

  She was also a serial killer.

  Six years ago, DCI Sean Bracken caught her just before he was about to become her seventh victim. Every year on the anniversary of her incarceration, she taunts him with a phone call, giving him one message; when I get out, I'll kill you.

  Now, Bracken has transferred back to Edinburgh from Fife and is thrown into the deep end on his first day back on duty.

  There's a killer who is emulating Ailsa, threatening to surpass her body count.

  Bracken knows he needs her on board to help him track the killer down, but she's reluctant to get involved.

  Then the case takes an unexpected twist, and she agrees to help. But this new killer is taking them down a dark, twisted path, where nobody sees the outcome.

  Until it's too late.

  Starvation Lake will be released on November 30 2020 and can be pre-ordered here

  DI Frank Miller Series

  Crash Point

  Silent Marker

  Rain Town

  Watch Me Bleed

  Broken Wheels

  Sudden Death

  Under the Knife

  Trial and Error

  Warning Sign

  Cut Throat

  Blood from a Stone

  Time of Death

  Max Doyle Series

  Final Steps

  Code Red

  The October Project

  Scott Marshall Series

  Old Habits

  About the Author

  John Carson is originally from Edinburgh, Scotland, but now lives with his wife and family in New York State. And two dogs. And four cats.

  www.johncarsonauthor.com

 

 

 


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