But even Brodie baulks at his latest subject – a rapist who has been tarred and feathered by a balaclava-clad group. Brodie soon discovers a link between this horrific act and a series of brutal beatings.
As violence spreads and the bodies pile up, Brodie and advocate Samantha Campbell are entangled in a web of deception and savagery. Brodie is swamped with stories for the Gazette. But how long before he and Sam become the headline?
Praise for Gordon Ferris:
‘Electrifies readers…a rising star of Scottish literature’ Scotsman
Douglas Brodie 3
PILGRIM SOUL
It’s 1947 and the worst winter in memory: Glasgow is buried in snow, killers stalk the streets – and Douglas Brodie’s past is engulfing him.
It starts small. The Jewish community in Glasgow asks Douglas Brodie, ex-policeman turned journalist, to solve a series of burglaries. The police don’t care and Brodie needs the cash. Brodie solves the crime but the thief is found dead, butchered by the owner of the house he was robbing. When the householder in turn is murdered, the whole community is in uproar – and Brodie’s simple case of theft disintegrates into chaos.
Into the mayhem strides Danny McRae – Brodie’s old sparring partner from when they policed Glasgow’s mean streets. Does Danny bring with him the seeds of redemption or retribution? As the murder tally mounts, Brodie discovers tainted gold and a blood-stained trail back to the concentration camps. Back to the horrors that haunt his dreams. Glasgow is overflowing with Jewish refugees. But have their persecutors pursued them? And who will be next to die?
Praise for Gordon Ferris:
‘Ferris is a writer of real authority, immersing the reader in his nightmare world…everything speaks of an original voice.’ Independent
Douglas Brodie Book 4
GALLOWGLASS
He’s dead. The Glasgow Gazette announced the tragic death on 26 June 1947 of their chief crime reporter, Douglas Brodie. The obituary staunchly defended him against the unproven charge of murder – a brave stance to take, given the public outcry and the weight of evidence against him.
Just three weeks before, life was rosy. After a tumultuous winter chasing war criminals across Glasgow, Douglas Brodie was reveling in the quiet life. His relationship with Samantha Campbell was blossoming and he’d put the reins on his impulsiveness. Hope and promise filled the tranquil summer air.
A day later, Brodie is arrested for the kidnap and murder of Scotland’s top banker. The case against Brodie is watertight: caught with a gun in his hand next to a man with a bullet in his head – from Brodie’s own revolver. He has no alibi. No witnesses. Despite Samantha’s best efforts, Brodie faces the gallows. Locked in his cell as the evidence mounts, his old demons overwhelm him. There is only one way out for a man of honour.
Is this the sordid end for a distinguished ex-copper, decorate soldier and man of parts?
Praise for Gordon Ferris:
‘Compelling story telling at a dashing pace, with a superb eye for post-war Glasgow.” Daily Mail
Danny McRae Book 1
TRUTH DARE KILL
The war is over. But there are no medals for Danny McRae. Just amnesia and blackouts; twin handicaps for a private investigator with an upper-class client on the hook for murder.
Danny’s blackouts mean that hours, sometimes days, are a complete blank. So when news of a brutal killer stalking London’s red-light district starts to stir grisly memories, Danny is terrified about what he might discover if he delves deeper into his fractured mind. Will his past catch up with him before his enemies can? And which would be worse?
A fast-paced thriller by the author of the Kindle sensation The Hanging Shed, the first Douglas Brodie investigation.
Praise for Gordon Ferris:
‘Great feel and authenticity... terrific’ Val McDermid
Danny McRae Book 2
THE UNQUIET HEART
London, 1946. Danny McRae is a private detective scraping a living in ration-card London. Eve Copeland, crime reporter, is looking for new angles to save her career. It’s a match made in heaven... until Eve disappears, one of McRae’s contacts dies violently and an old adversary presents him with some unpalatable truths.
McRae’s desperate search for his lover draws him into a web of black marketeers, double agents and assassins, and hurls him into the shattered remains of Berlin, where terrorism and espionage foreshadow the bleakness of the Cold War. And McRae begins to lose sight of the thin line between good and evil...
The thrilling sequel to Truth Dare Kill by the author of the Kindle publishing sensation, The Hanging Shed.
Praise for Gordon Ferris:
‘Evocative, beautifully told; Ferris might just become the new Ian Rankin’ Daily Mail
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