The Violent Hour (Inspector McLean #15)

The Violent Hour (Inspector McLean #15) by James Oswald is out now, published July 2, 2026.

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The Violent Hour (Inspector McLean #15) Release Date: July 2, 2026

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The gripping new thriller in the Sunday Times-bestselling phenomenon that is the Inspector McLean series, from one of Scotland’s most celebrated crime writers

Festival season, the streets filled to bursting with tourists and Edinburgh is gripped in a stifling heatwave. Not the best time for one of the most violent murders the city has witnessed in years. The victim cannot be identified and the brutal nature of the killing shocks both public and the police. What could possibly have inflicted such gruesome injuries: is it a wild animal on the loose, or the start of some horrific gangland war?

Another body is found on Musselburgh Beach, naked, comatose, but this time 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

‘Crime fiction’s next big thing’ Sunday Telegraph

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