Second Chance

Second Chance by John Carson is out now, published February 16, 2026.
Second Chance

Author: John Carson

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Published: February 16, 2026

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Second Chance Release Date: February 16, 2026
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Four years ago, DCI Ewan McCall and his team were hunting a serial killer in the Highlands near Glencoe. Women were being abducted and murdered, and then their corpses were displayed in open shallow graves covered in white linen shrouds. McCall’s partner, DS Jessie Kent, was taken. During the hunt for her, McCall tracked the killer down, but he was shot five times and left for dead. Less than an hour later, the killer took his own life.

None of the remaining victims was ever found.

Until now.

DI Megan Ross travels from Glencoe to Edinburgh to ask McCall for help. Somebody has found the decomposed victims and is displaying them in the remote forests near the small town. Despite having left the case behind four years ago, McCall sees this as a chance to find Jessie and bring her home to Edinburgh for a proper burial. And to lay to rest the feelings of guilt he’s been carrying since that terrible day.

He agrees to return north with Megan Ross, but it’s soon clear somebody doesn’t want him back in the Highlands. He’s warned off, but he ignores it.

Then the killings start.
Somebody has just accelerated the game from displaying corpses to adding new victims. And this time, he’s making it personal…

First published as Old Habits, this book has been created with new characters, set in Scotland, and expanded and rewritten. If you have bought Old Habits – the Scott Marshall thriller set in the US – there’s no need to buy this one.

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Genre: Thriller

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