INTRODUCING A CLASSIC BRITISH WHODUNNIT FEATURING SCOTTISH DETECTIVE JOHN McLEISH AND SPARKY CIVIL SERVANT FRANCESCA WILSON.’A mastery worthy of P.D. James’ warm heart and cold eye.’ KirkusDetective John McLeish and Francesca Wilson are holidaying in the Scottish Highlands when they witness professional rock climber Alan Fraser fall 200 feet — and survive.Back at the hotel, Fraser brushes it off as an accident. He’s in Scotland with his climbing partner, Mickey Hamilton, and the Vernon family, owners of the London-based building site where both men work.But Fran is convinced she saw someone above Fraser just before he fell.Behind the jovial holiday mood McLeish detects a more sinister undercurrent. Robert Vernon’s company has been targeted by thieves, and Fraser is the prime suspect. Fraser’s also having an affair with Vernon’s daughter — right under the nose of her fiance.Tensions are mounting.Back in London, Fraser has another accident. He falls from scaffolding at Vernon’s building site. This time it’s fatal.Fraser was drugged.This was murder.Both McLeish and Fran are plunged into an investigation of greed and corruption. But is this a case of ruthless ambition, or does the killer have more personal motives? And if so, who is next?Fans of P.D. James, Robert Galbraith, Ngaio Marsh and Agatha Christie will devour this classic crime series full of twists.Please note this was previously published as Death on Site***A FATAL FALL WAS WINNER OF THE JOHN CREASY NEW BLOOD DAGGER 1988***PRAISE FOR JANET NEEL’S WILSON AND McLEISH ‘An outstandingly good first novel.’ Times Literary Supplement’A stylish debut by a literate and witty writer.’ Washington Post????? ‘Ten Stars.’ Christine S????? ‘Fascinating stories with well developed characters.’ Suzanne????? ‘I would recommend this to lovers of mysteries.’ Caroline???? ‘A captivating set of central and peripheral characters in tales of murder deftly told by a master storyteller.’ Michael HMEET THE DETECTIVESDETECTIVE INSPECTOR JOHN McLEISH may have been brought up in the south of England, but he is very much a Scotsman through and through. Having worked his way up through the ranks of London’s finest, he fervently believes that the Met, like the armies at Waterloo, could not function without the Scots in its ranks. Standing at six feet four — and with the physique of a rugby forward — he cuts a striking figure, but is every inch the gentleman.Bright young FRANCESCA WILSON worked her way up through the man’s world of the civil service to become a much-respected figure in the Department of Trade and Industry. But don’t be fooled by her dazzling eyes and snappy haircut — her sharp mind and photographic memory mean she is more than a match for her male counterparts.

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