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DCI Lomond #8
The Glowing Man
Some monsters hide in the light…
When a young woman is discovered crowned with burnt gorse in a disused quarry in rural Ayrshire, DCI Lomond is tasked with hunting a ritual killer.
As his Major Investigations Team peel back the layers of the local communities, they find links to cold cases of missing women and children – all written off or forgotten.
Now they must confront a terrifying a killer has been operating across the county for years.
But Lomond’s cold cases throw up more questions than why did so many witnesses describe a suspect seen at night who glowed with light? Why did so many of those witnesses end up dead in suspicious circumstances? And why does a task force with powerful political connections want Lomond off the enquiry?
If he doesn’t find the killer, the truth will be buried forever – and die with Lomond himself.
If you like writers like Ian Rankin, JD Kirk, and Stuart MacBride, this addictive thriller will have you gripped until its heart-in-the-mouth climax.
When a young woman is discovered crowned with burnt gorse in a disused quarry in rural Ayrshire, DCI Lomond is tasked with hunting a ritual killer.
As his Major Investigations Team peel back the layers of the local communities, they find links to cold cases of missing women and children – all written off or forgotten.
Now they must confront a terrifying a killer has been operating across the county for years.
But Lomond’s cold cases throw up more questions than why did so many witnesses describe a suspect seen at night who glowed with light? Why did so many of those witnesses end up dead in suspicious circumstances? And why does a task force with powerful political connections want Lomond off the enquiry?
If he doesn’t find the killer, the truth will be buried forever – and die with Lomond himself.
If you like writers like Ian Rankin, JD Kirk, and Stuart MacBride, this addictive thriller will have you gripped until its heart-in-the-mouth climax.
304 pages, Paperback
First published October 6, 2026
About the author
Andrew Raymond
21 books292 followersI've been a fan of thrillers ever since watching All the President's Men when I was far too young to understand what was going on. Now every day I get to indulge in my passion for fast-paced stories, characters you really care about, and to bring you behind the scenes of the intelligence agencies and the most secretive parts of the political world (the parts they don't want you to know about).
It's often said that I write cinematically, which isn't a coincidence, as my influences are as much in cinema as literature: Daniel Craig's Bond films, Glengarry Glen Ross, Spartan. TV has also been a major factor in my writing. From the original BBC miniseries State of Play, David Simon's The Wire, and Aaron Sorkin, writer of The West Wing; and the US version of House of Cards.
I have worked in the book industry since I was 21.
It's often said that I write cinematically, which isn't a coincidence, as my influences are as much in cinema as literature: Daniel Craig's Bond films, Glengarry Glen Ross, Spartan. TV has also been a major factor in my writing. From the original BBC miniseries State of Play, David Simon's The Wire, and Aaron Sorkin, writer of The West Wing; and the US version of House of Cards.
I have worked in the book industry since I was 21.
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