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\"Devil's<\/h2>\n

\"Devil's
\nBLURB<\/h2>\n

What would you do if you saw your father murdered and no one believed you? When he was twelve Finn McAdam, saw his father, a scientist, murdered. No one believed him. Now he has returned to his native Galloway to discover the truth. Wherever it leads him. Whatever it costs. But the conspiracy he discovers exposes a cover-up involving leading political figures and places his life in great danger. Some people are determined that the truth must not get out.<\/p>\n

EXTRACT<\/h2>\n

Chapter 1 – Part one<\/span><\/p>\n

I was level with the library when I first saw him across the road, emerging from the entrance to a garage. He moved into the light of the late afternoon sun, casting a long, dark shadow across the pavement, which felt like a dagger pointing at my heart. There was no doubt it was him. His face was etched in my mind forever: straight, long nose perched above a narrow mouth, not overly attractive, dour type. Black hair that now looked dyed, slicked against his head. He seemed at peace, unaware of me as he walked down the road, wearing what looked like an expensive tweed jacket edged with leather piping, smart tan trousers and black brogues.
\nI was stunned that I had finally found him, disbelieving, adrenaline surging, light-headed. I had searched for him unsuccessfully for many years, always on the lookout. Now I had run into him when I hadn\u2019t expected it, on my way to get food from a local supermarket.
\nJolted by his sudden appearance, I found myself standing gawking at him but turned away not wanting to alert him to my presence. Desperately trying to regain my composure, I walked on trying not to turn around. Hurriedly, I reached stone steps leading up to a car park at Market Hill near the top of the town, clutching at the handrail gasping for breath, my stomach knotted, head light, dizzy. After all this time I had seen him again.<\/p>\n

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BUY LINK<\/h2>\n


\nhttps:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/0993340032\/<\/a><\/p>\n

ABOUT THE AUTHOR<\/h2>\n

\"Devil's<\/p>\n

Alasdair’s first two novels were set in Islay and Mull (west coast of Scotland) and have proved very successful, rich in local detail with interesting plots.<\/p>\n

His third novel, Devil’s Cauldron, is set in Galloway which is in southwest Scotland, he likes to write about places that he knows the best.<\/p>\n

Before he turned to fiction, he produced a series of books exploring Scotland’s lost railways, a hobby that he enjoys with his sons and that took him all over Scotland.<\/p>\n

FOLLOW ALASDAIR<\/h2>\n

FACEBOOK<\/strong> @alasdairwham.author<\/a><\/p>\n

AMAZON AUTHOR PAGE<\/strong> https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Alasdair-Wham\/e\/B0034NASL6\/<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Devil's<\/p>\n

\"Devil's<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BLURB What would you do if you saw your father murdered and no one believed you? When he was twelve Finn McAdam, saw his father, a scientist, murdered. No one believed him. Now he has returned to his native Galloway to discover the truth. Wherever it leads him. Whatever it costs. 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