Description
The murder investigation of retired businessman Iain Bower is proving frustrating for Detective Inspector Jim Meldrum. Having worked abroad for many years, Bower had moved to Edinburgh only recently, and seems to have had few acquaintances and no enemies.
Until, that is, an unknown man appears at his funeral, pisses into the open grave and runs off.
Subsequent enquiries are hampered by the fact that witnesses are being interviewed by someone claiming to be not only a policeman, but Meldrum himself.
Step by step, Jim Meldrum uncovers the sinister secrets surrounding Bower’s past. Secrets that have lain buried for more than thirty years. Secrets which will emerge with unexpected and devastating consequences. Secrets which are about to take Meldrum himself to the edge of darkness.
Disturbing, unsettling, harrowing at times, Idle Hands is a compulsive yet chilling read. Once again, Frederic Lindsay has triumphantly confirmed his position as ‘one of the most potent voices in contemporary Scottish fiction’ (The Herald)
Hard cover, 305 pages. In good pre-loved condition with the exception of being ex-library.