# The Book of Souls

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- Authors: [James Oswald](https://www.bookquiver.com/james-oswald)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2012-11-22
- Genres: Crime and / or mystery fiction, Thriller / suspense fiction

## Description

Every year for ten years, a young woman's body was found in Edinburgh at Christmas time: naked, throat slit, body washed clean. The final victim, Kirsty Summers, was Detective Constable Tony McLean's fiancée. But the Christmas Killer made a mistake and McLean put an end to the brutal killing spree. Twelve years later, and a fellow prisoner has murdered the Christmas Killer. But with the festive season comes a body; naked, washed, her throat cut. Is this a copycat killer? Was the wrong man behind bars all this time? Or is there a more sinister explanation? McLean must revisit his most disturbing case and discover what he missed before the killer strikes again . . .

## Editions

### The Book of Souls

- Publisher: Penguin
- ISBN: 978-14-0591-316-4
- Pages: 432
- Published: 2016-07-28
- Language: en_GB

### The Book of Souls

- Publisher: Penguin
- Medium: audio
- Length: 10 h 55 min
- Narrated by: Ian Hanmore
- ISBN: 978-07-1817-901-4
- Published: 2013-08-01
- Language: en_GB

### The Book of Souls

- Publisher: Penguin
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-14-0591-317-1
- Published: 2012-11-22
- Language: en_GB