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Cold Mercy
A killer still on the run. A reckoning long overdue. A detective running out of time.For DI Sam Buckley, the new year brings no peace. As Edinburgh stirs from the quiet of the holidays, the bodies of two homeless men are found to have been brutally murdered. Has her prime suspect in the Sanderson case, Anita Parish, struck again? Her gut screams yes, and the further Sam and her team dig into the deaths, the closer she comes to understanding Anita and, most shockingly, the truth about her friend DI Sarah Lee’s murder.
As the city holds its breath, the wider care-home fraud that started it all resurfaces in startling new ways. The Winchester Group investigation has gone national, rival detectives are closing in, and Sam’s instinct-led approach is under scrutiny. But this time, she’s trusting herself - and her team - to see it through.
At home, her mother Jamila has returned to Edinburgh after the loss of her sister, filling the flat with warmth, food, and unsolicited attempts to find Sam “a proper husband.” Between Jamila’s meddling, Max’s growing independence, and the relentless pressure of a case that refuses to die, Sam is fighting to hold every part of her life together.
As the chase tightens and the cost of justice mounts, Sam must decide how much she’s willing to risk for her friend, her family, and her own sense of what’s right.
Cold Mercy is the gripping conclusion to the DI Sam Buckley series; a powerful, emotionally charged procedural about guilt, redemption, and the price of doing what’s right.
Perfect for readers who love character-driven crime fiction, layered mysteries, and the bittersweet satisfaction of a case - and a story - finally closed.
As the city holds its breath, the wider care-home fraud that started it all resurfaces in startling new ways. The Winchester Group investigation has gone national, rival detectives are closing in, and Sam’s instinct-led approach is under scrutiny. But this time, she’s trusting herself - and her team - to see it through.
At home, her mother Jamila has returned to Edinburgh after the loss of her sister, filling the flat with warmth, food, and unsolicited attempts to find Sam “a proper husband.” Between Jamila’s meddling, Max’s growing independence, and the relentless pressure of a case that refuses to die, Sam is fighting to hold every part of her life together.
As the chase tightens and the cost of justice mounts, Sam must decide how much she’s willing to risk for her friend, her family, and her own sense of what’s right.
Cold Mercy is the gripping conclusion to the DI Sam Buckley series; a powerful, emotionally charged procedural about guilt, redemption, and the price of doing what’s right.
Perfect for readers who love character-driven crime fiction, layered mysteries, and the bittersweet satisfaction of a case - and a story - finally closed.
100 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 20, 2025
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