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When Shadows Fall

DS Max Craigie, Book 6

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When Shadows Fall

By: Neil Lancaster
Narrated by: Angus King
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'Non-stop action, breakneck pace, deliciously suspenseful… When Shadows Fall was my first DS Max Craigie book and won’t be my last – I loved it.' Andrea Mara

'A good old police procedural… I was pleasantly terrified' The Guardian

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A TRAGIC DEATH

When the body of Leanne Wilson is found at the bottom of a Scottish mountain, it is classified as a tragic accident. There is no evidence to suggest otherwise.

A RISING BODY COUNT

Then DS Max Craigie discovers that five other women in the last year have died by falling off mountains, and something feels very wrong. They were all experienced climbers and alone when they died. This can only mean one thing: there’s a killer on the loose.

A KILLER IN THE SHADOWS

The more Max investigates, the more he believes that they are dealing with something much bigger than a lone serial killer. With five victims and conflicting clues, how do you catch someone committing the perfect crime?

©2025 Neil Lancaster (P)2025 HarperCollins Publishers
Action & Adventure Domestic Thrillers Mystery Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Police Procedurals Thriller & Suspense Exciting

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Yet another fantastic book

Particularly like ongoing Relationship between the key characters all of whom are very different to each other and dam good story. More books please Neil Lancaster

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Absolutely brilliant read again

Neil Lancaster your books just get better and better. Just when I think your books are so brilliant yoo can't beat the original themes of each latest book you do, every single book. Now I can't wait for the next book with the teaser

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Love it

Cannot wait until the next!! There best be one, honestly these books got me back into audio books and reading again.

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Engaging story marred by too much bad language

I enjoyed the engaging story that kept me listening helped by the exellent narrator. I got weary of Detective Ross whose every sentecne is peppered with the F word and other expletives. I guess it's realistic and that there are some foul-mouthed policemen but when the action is condensed into a book it becomes annoying. Overall a competent police procedural that's worth a lsiten.

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Another great book

Another great book with stellar narration from our Angus (my favourite!) love the characters in this so much, Ross makes me howl.

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Story, narration, humour, all of it

Loved my latest fix from Neil. Read in one day as I couldn't put it down. Lots of laughs from Ross as usual and the narration is magnificent as usual. Storyline is good and keeps you engrossed. Can't wait for the next one 😁

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Neither the story nor the narrator grabbed me :(

Although I have enjoyed the DS Max Craigie series in the past, I found this particular storyline to be average. I also became frustrated with the heavy use of Scottish dialect, which left me confused at times. It felt like the book was missing something, a feeling I've encountered with other authors when they continue a series featuring the same detective. Even Peter James and Robert Galbraith have had instances where their series seemed to lose direction. This wasn’t one of Lancaster's best works, but I did appreciate learning more about Max and Katie.

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Another classic thriller !

Brilliant 🤩 the narrator is superb, storyline excellent, just get better each time. Let’s hope that there is more DCI Max Craigi in the future! I

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