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Their Final Act: A Serial Killer Thriller (The DI Alec McKay Series) Kindle Edition

by Alex Walters (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Book 3 of 6: The DI Alec McKay

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A serial killer is targeting washed-up entertainers in the Scottish Highlands in this gritty crime thriller by the author of Candles and Roses.

Former comic Jimmy McGuire is found dead on the streets of Inverness, his body garroted. Years ago, McGuire had been half of a promising double-act until his partner, Jack Dingwall, was convicted of rape. Soon after, a second corpse is found in an abandoned industrial site on the edge of the Moray Firth—also garroted. Identified as a former musician turned record producer, it is learned that he had also been accused of rape.

Meanwhile, Det. Inspector Alec McKay and Chief Inspector Helena Grant are still wrestling with the fallout from a recent case following a devastating acquittal. As the body count rises, the police think they have the killer in their sights. But McKay is concerned that the evidence is too neat. And as the trail leads to a final victim yet to come, time is running out to find the real killer.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08B81NJBS
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bloodhound Books (September 25, 2018)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 25, 2018
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3052 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 314 pages

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Alex has worked in the oil industry, broadcasting and banking and has run a consultancy working mainly in the criminal justice sector including police, prisons and probation.

As Michael Walters, he published three crime thrillers set in modern-day Mongolia, now re-published as by Alex Walters in completely new, re-edited versions. As Alex Walters he has written two thrillers set in and around Manchester featuring the undercover officer, Marie Donovan, Trust No-One and Nowhere to Hide. Late Checkout was the first in a series of crime thrillers featuring, alongside Marie Donovan, the rather distinctive DCI Kenny Murrain, who has subsequently appeared in four more books, Dark Corners, Snow Fallen, Stilled Voices and Life Remains. Alex is also the author of the DI Alec McKay series set in and around Scotland's Black Isle, which currently comprises five books, Candles and Roses, Death Parts Us, Their Final Act, Expiry Date and For Their Sins, published by Bloodhound Books, with a sixth book coming in 2022. He had also written a standalone historical thriller called Winterman, also published by Bloodhound Books. His latest series is set in the Peak District and features DI Annie Delamere. The first three books in the series, Small Mercies, Lost Hours and Bad Terms, are available now from Canelo.

Alex lives in the Black Isle in the Scottish Highlands where he runs the Solus Or Writing Retreat with his wife, occasional sons and frequent cats.

He can be contacted at: mike@whitmuir.com

Website:https://www.alexwaltersauthor.com/

Twitter: @mikewalters60

Facebook: www.facebook.com/alexwaltersauthor/

Details of the Solus Or Writing Retreat can be found at: www.solusorwritingretreat.co.uk

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Auntie Annie

Who and what are behind a series of garrottings?

Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2019

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In his notes and acknowledgements, Alex Walters mentions that after he wrote Candles and Roses, he did not intend to write more about Alec McKay. I am so glad he did! This book is even better. Alec is uneasy with the fact that Elizabeth Hamilton was not found guilty at trial. He is certain she murdered her father and another man. He even suspects that she may have been behind the Candles and Roses killings, which were assumed to be the work of her father. Now she is free, and a series of garrottings have hit the city. This book is a cannot-put-it-downer. It is easily read and enjoyed without having read the first or second book in the series, but of course having read them does enhance the experience. Walters deals with the subject of child sexual abuse without going into graphic detail, which so many others who deal with that subject tend to do. I recommend this book, and the whole series of three (so far) very highly.

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Ellen G. Boucher

A good read

Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2018

I enjoyed this book very much. I like Alec quite a bit as a cop and a person. My only quibble is the sheer number of bodies piling up in this small corner of Scotland. I live in a small town and when a murder occurred here last year the whole town was in turmoil and shock. If 5 or 6 murders had occurred in the span of a week or two I can't even imagine how on edge every last person would have been. A little bit of detail concerning the mood of the townspeople would have made the story more believable in my opinion.

Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2020

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I was very pleased to see the resolution of the story from book one. Alex and Ginny are a great team.

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donnasbookblog

Five stars from me, another fantastic book by this author

Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2018

I was delighted to be able to review this book, I have loved the author's previous books in the series and I can say now I've read this one it has the same excellent writing style and fascinating characters.

I would say that this is fine to be read as a stand alone but if the other books interest you, they are definitely worth checking out!

I loved the plot line for this one, it was well developed and you felt as though you were transported right to the crime scenes with them. The story is well paced and it made for a completely gripping page turner - I loved it!

Five stars from me, another fantastic book by this author - very highly recommended and can't wait to see what he releases next!!

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kelizabe

I think I liked the previous books better.

Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2018

I think that you should read the books in order. Several characters and events are front and center in this book. I think that the author has tried and tried to bring Scotland to life in these books but lacks whatever it is that I connect with in some books. I do think that the series is worth reading if you like detective books.

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MacK

Read all three in the series in sequence

Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2018

A good piece of work with a lot of moving parts. The three novels form a fine set, but to get to grips with them you need to read them in sequence. The plot(s) are complex, with a lot of elements.

Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2018

The first two books in the McKay series were good enough for me to go on to book three, and I am glad I did. I found this one to be especially satisfying, with the author crafting a suspenseful, cohesive plot with well-drawn characters.

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Linda

Another excellent installment

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 28, 2021

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Having just read the first two in the Alec McKay series I decided to follow on immediately with this 3rd one, and I am incredibly pleased I did, because this one very nicely wraps up some intrigue about the ending of the first one – Candles and Roses. It starts off with the usual unexplained death – a garroting, which produces a very easily discovered body in an alleyway by a night club. Clearly McKay and his team are concerned but believe it to be a random killing or, at worst, a one off. However, as is always the way, things take a turn for the worse and more bodies turn up giving the police a headache and a likely serial killer to catch. At the same time, we learn about a group of young women who are re-homed from a women’s shelter to a local farm where the owner wants to help them make a new life for themselves. Right from the start it becomes clear that everything is not as it seems and as the story moves on, we begin to have doubts as to what is really going on.

Like the previous three books in this series, it is beautifully written, fast paced, and full of twists, turns, red herrings and plenty of intrigue – all things that keeps the reader turning the page long past the point where they should go to sleep. I love the characters – McKay may be grumpy, but he is well intentioned and, without realising it he is quite a lovable DI. His DS, Ginny Horton, returns having recovered from the traumas of their last case and the boss, Helena Grant, continues to keep McKay under control, as best she can. This is a fantastic series of books and I found that as soon as I finish one, I want to move on immediately to the next – which is something I very rarely do and is more proof that Alex Walters is such an excellent author. I can honestly say that I highly recommend these novels to anyone who likes crime novels.

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DPDPDP

Excellent book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 8, 2018

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As a lad brought up in the Black Isle, it's great to see the stories set in a familiar territory. Once again, the author's local references are all spot on, although I understand he now lives in the Black Isle. Excellent book. Can't wait for book number 4 in the series to come out.

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Livia Sbarbaro

A Tense Thriller set on The Black Isle..McKay is Relentless ...And brilliant

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 29, 2018

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When Jimmy McGuire an ageing comedian is found dead (garroted)..DI Alex McKay and DS Ginny Horton have their work cut out for them..When just days later a man walking his dog finds another body..it's Funny Horton who calls it in..and it looks as though it's the same killer..SCI Helena Grant wants answers..Meanwhile three young women have arrived at Muir Farm..a safe haven, Almost like a retreat after living at a centre for abused women..After everything the women have been through , this place is like Heaven..and the woman who runs it Netta Munro..is herself a minor celebrity...who once played to packed out theatres...then one day gave it all up to buy the farm...For McKay though this is just the beginning of his problems as the bodies are mounting up..A killer is out there on a mission..A case that has been closed is still playing on his mind...and he just wants to get his life in order , get back his estranged wife...and find this killer who it seems hasn't quite finished what they started...And in the Beautiful Black Isle...where the sunsets are golden ...where tourists abound in the summer...A killer is hiding...in plain sight...watching, waiting..and ready to strike...Having read Candles and Roses by Alex Walters I'm sure I along with all his other readers whooped to hear there was to be another in the series...And so worth the wait....Walters writing makes The Black Isle in all its beauty come alive...with a few bodies littered along the way...And once again Brilliant storytelling..

Amyloueliza

Full of twists and turns.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 27, 2021

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Another great story. I needed to keep my focus, trying to work out how this one was going. It had me flummoxed. Brilliant story telling plus great narration, McKay's choice of language catching me out but not in a negative way. Looking forward to reading and listening to the next in the series.
I hope Alex will continue with this series, it really works.

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