The Game (Keith Calder Book 5)
By Gerald Hammond
A totally gripping Scottish mystery
Follow Keith Calder — down-to-earth Scotsman, gunsmith and reluctant sleuth — in this clever, intriguing and highly entertaining murder mystery series.
On the outskirts of Edinburgh, a high-class brothel lies shrouded in secrecy. In one of the rooms, a bullet is found lodged into the fabric of a chair. Two things are immediately clear: this is a murder scene, and the weapon was an antique pistol.
But there is no body. And no clues as to who’s been killed — or who committed the murder.
It’s up to Keith Calder, roguish gunsmith and unwilling amateur detective, to find out who is dead. But in the process, he finds himself caught in a twisted web of corruption and blackmail.
Can Keith uncover the truth about a murder that’s protected at the highest level? Or has he finally climbed too high above the parapet?
The Game is a twisty Scottish mystery, perfect for anyone who enjoys Andrew Raymond, J.D. Kirk, LJ Ross and JM Dalgliesh.
READERS LOVE KEITH CALDER:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘The story is fascinating and suspenseful.’ JTM
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A cracking good read.’ Phil Lock
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I think this is brilliant.’ Virginia Tican
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘The author has a true gift for fleshing out the characters.’ John Bauknight
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A very good read.’ Jeanie Harper
‘Gerald Hammond’s series about gunsmith Keith Calder is rewarding indeed.’ Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine
‘A gruesome, lightheartedly complex caper in the Scottish lowlands . . . the whole tangled romp has a what-ho!, outdoorsy energy that’s undeniably appealing.’ Kirkus Reviews
‘Ingenious plots, characters with whom you want to spend time and a world to which you eagerly anticipate returning.’ Paul Bishop, author of Deep Water and A Bucketful of Bullets
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