The Devil Stone (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781448309740)

A macabre massacre of a wealthy family brings DCI Christine Caplan to the Highlands in her first thriller in a new series!

A Times Crime Club Pick of the Month

"Ramsay debuts a new series with this dark, suspenseful, and atmospheric thriller starring a charismatic heroine" - Booklist Starred Review

In the small Highland village of Cronchie, a wealthy family are found brutally murdered in a satanic ritual and their heirloom, 'the devil stone', is the only thing stolen. The key suspects are known satanists - case closed? But when the investigating officer disappears after leaving the crime scene, DCI Christine Caplan is pulled in to investigate from Glasgow in a case that could restore her reputation.

Caplan knows she is being punished for a minor misdemeanour when she is seconded to the Highlands, but ever the professional, she's confident she can quickly solve the murders, and return home to her fractious family. But experience soon tells her that this is no open and shut case.

She suspects the murder scene was staged, and with the heir to the family estate missing, there is something more at play than a mythical devil stone. As she closes in on the truth, it is suddenly her life, not her reputation that is danger! Will Caplan's first Highland murder case be her last?

Author: Caro Ramsay
ISBN-10: 1448309743
ISBN-13: 9781448309740
Publisher: Severn House
Language: English
Published: 12/06/2022
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.06lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.60w x 1.10d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 10/01/2022 pg. 27
Publishers Weekly 10/17/2022
Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2022