Set against the backdrop of the Scottish Highlands, A Rattle of Bones is a tale of injustice and mystery, and the echo of the past in the present.
This cleverly spun story follows Skelton’s protagonist, journalist Rebecca Connelly, as she investigates a tale of injustice which has eeire parallels with that of a man wrongly convicted in 1752.
The book is made all the more atmospheric by Skeleton’s vivid portrayal of the Scottish Highlands’ landscape as a desolate place which holds centuries of whispering secrets and menace.
His wry ambiguity, especially when developing murkier characters, leaves the reader constantly one step behind.
A Rattle of Bones, by Douglas Skelton, published by Polygon Books, ÂŁ8.99.
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