The Buzz Building

by Scott O'Neill

The prison doctor delivers the bad news. A tattered left ventricle. Haig Dumfries should have known. Every ten years Fate hands him a birthday present guaranteed to rip his life apart. On his 20th birthday his father died in a bizarre construction site accident. Exactly ten years later Haig was wrongfully arrested for murder. Today is his 40th. He will not live to see his 41st. Haig refuses to die in some grotty cell. There are so many wrongs that must be put right. Somehow he has to find his way home and pay one last visit to The Buzz Building, the secret sea cave where it all started. The place where on his 10th birthday, he watched his best pal drown ... 'Killer Escapes!'... Despite suffering a severe bout of man-flu it's up to Detective Inspector Craven to trace this killer. A killer who thinks he's dying thanks to a doctor's sick joke. Someone else aims to beat Craven to the prize. Nick Dodds loads the boot of his car with everything he needs to make sure the man who murdered his wife dies a slow, merciless death...

319 pages, Paperback

First published January 28, 2014

About the author

Scott O'Neill is a Scottish author of contemporary and historical fiction. Published by McNidder & Grace, his latest novel - The Witch, The Seed & The Scalpel - is a horror story steeped in the gothic tradition.

Earlier works include the novels The Buzz Building (2014), The Hectic Headspace of Abigail Squall (2018), and the screenplay for the 2017 horror film ‘The Circle’. A sequel, ‘The Circle: Awakening’, is due for release in 2026.

Scott is currently working on a sequel to The Witch, The Seed & The Scalpel.

Reviews

[Marianne · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed the book and completed it in two sittings. It was easy to visualize what was happening because the author was so descriptive with setting, scenery, and conversation. I wish there was a bit more closure at the end of the book though. There are certain things you can assume based on the ending, but I would have preferred just one additional chapter to wrap things up.

[Katie]

I received this book for free as part of a Goodreads giveaway.

So glad to find out I won this book, and can't wait to start reading! I'll update this with a review once I finish.