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Suicide or murder? A return train ticket sparks a chilling murder investigation in this Glasgow-based police procedural. Perfect for fans of Happy Valley and Ann Cleeves. 'Outstanding and enthralling' Angela Marsons 'Raw, authentic and utterly gripping' Caroline Mitchell 'A dazzlingly good thriller' Marion Todd When Holly Campbell's body is found on the train tracks at Glasgow Central, police quickly rule it a suicide. She'd had a troubled past. She'd tried before. But Sergeant May Mackay can't let one detail go. If Holly never wanted to come home, why did she buy a return ticket? Driven by her own haunting loss and a promise to Holly's grieving mother, May is determined to solve the mystery. But the deeper she digs, the more sinister the truth becomes. Someone is hiding a terrible secret. And they'll do whatever it takes to keep it buried. Even if it means silencing May for good... --------------------------------------------- 'Taut, tense, vibrant and beautifully written.' Ruth Mancini 'Macrae has created a brilliantly Weegie cast of conflicted, tormented characters who have real emotional depth and coupled it to a plot with the pace of a runaway train. Once you're on board there's no way off.' Callum McSorley 'Chillingly authentic with a protagonist to root for... I absolutely loved it.' Claire Wilson 'Absorbing, gritty and real... this book was right up my street. Sergeant May Mackay was a breath of fresh air in the crime thriller arena. I can't wait to read more about her.' Mel Sherratt 'Raw, authentic and utterly gripping. Eva Macrae drags you into Glasgow's shadows and doesn't let you out. Sergeant May Mackay is a force to be reckoned with.' Caroline Mitchell \""Richly authentic with a protagonist to root for, A Death in Glasgow is a dazzlingly good thriller, dripping with heart and hope. One of the best books I've read this year.\"" - Marion Todd \""I had a little reading time and I chose to spend some of it with A Death in Glasgow which I absolutely loved. I read the book in one sitting and was captivated from the first line. Outstanding and enthralling.\"" Angela Marsons

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Eva Macrae is the author of A Death in Glasgow, a thrilling police procedural set in Glasgow which is publishing in January 2026. Having been born in Glasgow, Eva is a former newspaper photographer turned crime author. She's covered stories including the Fall of the Berlin Wall and the first Gulf War in addition to many high profile murder cases, which have had an influence on her popular Detective Shona Oliver police procedural series which Eva writes under her real name, Lynne McEwan. She is a graduate of the University of East Anglia's Creative Writing programme and splits her time between Lincolnshire and Scotland.

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