Library Journal

J. McNee, a police detective-turned-private investigator, is just existing in Dundee, Scotland, as he avoids the truth about his wife's fatal car crash for which her family blames him. When a local farmer asks him to determine why his estranged brother hanged himself, McNee goes up against his former mates in the force and must come to grips with his own life. In this impressive first novel, McNee is a down-and-out failure in the mold of Ken Bruen's sleuths, but he overcomes the case's complexities, the lack of respect for his profession, and his own personal hang-ups to triumph in the end. VERDICT With a great blurb from John Connolly, this newest addition to the Scottish noir tradition will appeal to fans of Ian Rankin and Stuart McBride as well as readers of Jim Kelly.