I received this ARC from netgalley in exchange for a review Shamus MacDonald is a free lance writer constantly searching for the next big story The death of a model that Shamus happened to recently interview doesn t look like an accident to him, but can he prove it was a murder While reading, I kept imaging Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck in Double Imdemity The book flavors a 1940 s movie with quick, clipped back and forth dialog 3

GNA I received an free electronic copy of this mystery novel from Netgalley, Angus MacVicar, and Endevour Press in exchange for an honest review Thank you all, for sharing your hard work The Grey Shepherds reads like a 1950 s murder mystery The descriptions are crisp, the dialog curt, and the women are paper dolls, but the story is intricate and well plotted, and holds your attention throughout MacVicar is an author I will watch for pub date Dec 30 2016Endeavour PressNot available at BN

Shamus Fighting Mac MacDonald is a freelanced journalist who is tasked with the job of investigating and writing about the mysterious death of a young girl The girl s body is found lying under an overturned druid stone All signs point to foul play, but there s a dangerous cover up in progress a cover up that includes high ranking government officials Will Mac discover the truth or will he be the next one to be permanently silenced I enjoyed The Grey Shepherds I found it to be a good old fashione [...]

4 starsThis is the first Angus MacVicar book that I ve read, but I must say I ve had my eye on his books for a while now The book, although pretty short, is well written and well plotted I liked the setting in Scotland Shamus MacDonald, a Scottish writer for television, newspaper and radio, receives a phone call from a television personality MacDonald has written a story about the Werner case and the TV person is interested He sees a connection between a woman killed by the Grey Shepherds and th [...]

I Grey Shepherds sono monoliti di epoca druidica simili a quelli di Stonhenge e da tremila anni si stagliano sulle alture nelle vicinanze del castello di Badorno, in Scozia Un brutto giorno per uno di questi monoliti cade e, nella sua caduta, schiaccia una giovane donna Il decesso viene, in modo piuttosto frettoloso, classificato come incidente, ma qualche particolare non convince MacDonald, giornalista nato da quelle parti che ora per vive a Londra e, non a caso, soprannominato fighting Mac Mac [...]