The Glasgow Subway Murders

DCI Mike Patterson #2

by Will Cameron

Returning after an extended break, DCI Mike Patterson would have preferred to gradually ease his way back into work.

That was never going to happen.

Patterson is assigned to help with the disappearance of Cheryl Kerr, who goes missing shortly after leaving Kelvinbridge subway station in Glasgow. When her disappearance becomes a murder investigation, a glaring police error in finding her is also revealed. It leads to DCI Patterson being appointed SIO, and the pressure is firmly back on his shoulders. He not only has to find Cheryl Kerr's murderer, but in doing so, try and save the reputation of Glasgow West End police station.

When it comes to murder, Glasgow has history

Patterson's investigation soon focuses on a local historical society, the Friends of Old Glasgow. Could one of these eight members be behind Cheryl's murder? And if so, which one?

The Glasgow Subway Murders is the second novel in the three-part DCI Mike Patterson series. The first book, An Immoral Murder, is also available on Amazon. The third book, Glasgow Psycho, will be released in 2024.

419 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 1, 2023

About the author

Originally from Glasgow, Will Cameron now lives in Lincolnshire. Having written for many years, he started to publish his books on Amazon in 2021, beginning with An Immoral Murder. This was the first in the DCI Patterson series, followed by The Glasgow Subway Murders and Glasgow Psycho. A fourth in the series, Murder at the Partick Bunhouse Cafe, will be published in late 2025. A standalone thriller, The Birdman of Sauchiehall Street, was also published in early 2025. When not writing, Will runs an online jewellery shop and can usually be found cycling around the beautiful Lincolnshire countryside.

Reviews

[megan mcdaid · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 ⭐️ very slow at times and felt like there was a lot of filler in the middle however the suspense was REALLL most of the time and kept me on my toes!

[Jen · Rating 3 out of 5]

there was a few mishaps with the wrong name and odd grammar but i overall enjoyed this

i feel the murderer was far fetched and it still didn’t explain why they brutally murdered and sexually abused the victims?

also im sorry but the DCI’s wife needs to get into rehab asap

[SANDY WARDROPE · Rating 4 out of 5]

Police with conflict.

Why oh why, are our policemen always falling over, tripping up, getting drugged or just battered by anyone, small, large, male female, children or even animals. Never mind I enjoyed it mostly and the tour of Glasgow. Cheers.

[Sandra McCourt · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a good story. DI Patterson gets caught up in the murder of a young girl who was found under an old bridge . The earlier search by police seemed to have missed her body. The investigation begins taking us all over the Glasgow area. We learn about this history and are introduced to some characters too. Then some more murders happen and somehow they are all linked to subways so off we go on a coaster ride of who dunnit. There are a couple of twists in the storyline . Can DCI Patterson catch the killer before he does it again? You have to read it and find out. Very good story

[alanah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing book!!!!

Read in two weeks first book I’ve finished in the last year was 10/10 just started the first novel
Must read!!

[Mrs Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’d really like to give the book 3.5 stars as it doesn’t merit 4 but it is better than the first book of the series. In this one travellers on Glasgow’s Underground trains are being killed but there’s no discernible pattern. The victims are male & female, different ages and from different backgrounds. There are no connections to each other except for their use of the Subway. It’s close to Christmas and with the bodies piling up, DCI Patterson and his team are keen to solve the murders before the holiday. Bit by bit, the mystery unfolds. As in the first book, the story is good but it’s spoiled by many easily checked errors e.g. the Procurator Fiscal is in charge of post mortems in Scotland, the British Transport Police deal with anything to do with the railways (not the Underground) and I’m not sure a 3 inch blade would pierce the heart from a wound in the lower back. There are more. The punctuation and grammar is poor - a Primary 5 class could do better - and some of the passages aren’t going to tax the literary brains but there is definitely an improvement from book 1. I’m going to read book 3 if only to find out if the DCI leaves his wife!!

[Roy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another Excellent Read

This is definitely(sofar) my favourite book,it keeps your interest throughout,and once again,I never guessed who was the Subway murderer until very end,my only wish is that the detective home life starts to improve!

[charlie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good read .very entertaining.