# The Violent Hour

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- Book: [The Violent Hour](https://www.bookquiver.com/james-oswald/the-violent-hour) ([The Violent Hour.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/james-oswald/the-violent-hour.md))
- Authors: [James Oswald](https://www.bookquiver.com/james-oswald)
- Publisher: wildfire
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-14-7229-896-6
- Published: 2026-07-02
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: E-book

## Description

'A fast-paced procedural with plenty of surprises - while this might have been my first Tony McLean outing, it certainly won't be my last' TARIQ ASHKANANI 'Written with real skill and heart . . . a propulsive and gripping read from start to finish' DOUG JOHNSTONE 'James Oswald at his finest, his darkest, his most inventive' R. D. McLEAN 'Do yourself a favour and read James Oswald's series. I can almost guarantee you won't stop at one' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW 'The Violent Hour should be on everyone's TBR' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW 'Another " must-read" from James Oswald' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW ________ Festival season. The streets are filled to bursting with tourists, and Edinburgh is gripped by a stifling heatwave. Not the best time for one of the most violent murders the city has witnessed in years. The victim of the murder cannot be identified; its brutal nature of the shocking both the public and the police. What could possibly have inflicted such gruesome injuries? Was it a wild animal on the loose, or the beginning of some horrific gang warfare? Another body is found on Musselburgh Beach: naked, comatose, but this time still alive. DI Tony McLean can't shake the feeling that there is a connection to the killing - but there are few leads for him and the team to go by. The police are at a loss, and the city is on edge - will the killer strike again? Praise for James Oswald: 'The new Ian Rankin' Daily Record 'Creepy, gritty and gruesome' Sunday Mirror 'Oswald's writing is in a class above most' Daily Express