Natural Causes (Inspector McLean, 1)

by James Oswald | Mystery & Thrillers |
ISBN: 1405913142 Global Overview for this book
Registered by wingrainbow3wing of Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom on 3/9/2020
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Journal Entry 1 by wingrainbow3wing from Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom on Monday, March 9, 2020
Book burble: Sixty years ago a young girl was brutally murdered – her internal organs were removed and her body mutilated. Until now she lay undiscovered, sealed in an underground chamber.
For the Edinburgh police force the six-decade-old case is not a priority, but Detective Inspector McLean is haunted by the dead girl’s ritualistic murder and the six trinkets placed round the body.
As a wave of high-profile and bloody murders hits the city of Edinburgh – each one bearing an uncanny resemblance to the last – the same name begins to recur. As McLean digs deeper he must question just how many coincidences there can be, realising that the most irrational answer might be the only one possible . . .

'Crime fiction's next big thing' The Sunday Telegraph
'The new Ian Rankin' Daily Record
'An excellent start to what promises to be a fine series' Guardian

NATURAL CAUSES (Inspector McLean, 1) by JAMES OSWALD (2012) | ISBN: 1405913142 / 9781405913140 | Publisher: Penguin | Other: 457 pages

Journal Entry 2 by wingrainbow3wing at Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom on Monday, March 21, 2022
Re-read this before release to refresh my memory, 1st read quite a number of years ago. Glad I re-read this as a key aspect to Tony's background had quite slipped under my radar as there is so much going on here.

Tony McLean's swiftly set up as an awkward outsider character in this his first outing. There's a lingering note of personal tragedy also. Private schooling and a university education sets him apart from the majority of his police colleagues and though not initially wealthy by the books conclusion he's endowed with an inheritance. A steady and loving up-bringing by his, capable grandmother, a pathologist, after his parents died young has allowed him to develop a solid core to his character. Though he's isolated within the police force and outside of it he has few close friends. Vulnerable in some aspects though strong in personal convictions.

Pretty much a police procedural there's good grounding in the interactions between McLean his immediate colleagues and his superiors. Easily seen are those he does not get on with and why this could cause him turmoil is clear.

Admittedly a great set-up for the series, though I was not wild about the sensational aspects of the grisly gore. Still impossible to avoid some elements of sensationalism when covering the grim details of these ghastly murders.

Like other readers I was hesitant about the element of the supernatural, though I can admire the way Oswald snuck it in so it was a mere hint, a glimpse of something uncanny. Prevading the series this unnatural influence continues to be oblique, yet powerful and its an aspect that has a certain marmite effect on readers.

Packed with ominous incident, murderous mayhem, leathal misdirection and yet balanced with light bringers in various guises it's easy to see why Oswald's novels have garnered fans.

Journal Entry 3 by wingrainbow3wing at Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom on Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Released 2 yrs ago (3/18/2022 UTC) at Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom

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Hello Harobed82, as I was posting you The Stranger Diaries and the postage allowed for up to two kilos in weight I thought adding a couple of other books to the parcel would be a nice BookCrossing surprise. As James Oswald is a Scottish author and this the first book in this series I'm hoping it's an introduction and intrigues you. Please enjoy.

THESE BOOKS TRAVELLED TOGETHER:
1. THE STRANGER DIARIES - Elly Griffiths
2. THE DRY - Jane Harper
3. NATURAL CAUSES -James Oswald
4. VERY BRITISH PROBLEMS - Rob Temple

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Please do, while on your travels, BookCrossing book check in from time to time. A wee journal note will do the trick.  Cheers rainbow3.

Journal Entry 4 by Harobed82 at Les Sables-d'Olonne, Pays de la Loire France on Thursday, March 24, 2022
Thanks for the book! :-)

Journal Entry 5 by Harobed82 at Les Sables-d'Olonne, Pays de la Loire France on Tuesday, May 2, 2023
It took me a while to get into the story, but I found it a good one, and quite unexpected.

Released 7 mos ago (8/5/2023 UTC) at Résidence Les Jardins de l'Amirauté in Les Sables-d'Olonne, Pays de la Loire France

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