Broken Men and Fallen Women [Paperback]

". . . a good action packed murder mystery with plentiful legal action culminating in a finish that would enthrall a connoisseur . . . "

dark and malevolent . . . a glimpse into the harsh reality of a world most of us will never see . . ."

Ruth Munro, the glamorous wife of a successful author, brutally stabs a man in a flat in Edinburgh's red light district in a seemingly unprovoked attack, leaving him for dead. When the case is investigated it reveals dark secrets from Ruth's past-a past of which Paul, her husband, was blissfully unaware. As Paul struggles to come to terms with the grim reality of his wife's former life, her lawyer tries to piece together enough of Ruth's story to build a defence against an apparently watertight case. Meanwhile a dark angel is rising, gathering strength to deliver his final twisted message. A tale of blackmail, prostitution, murder and revenge, Rod MacDonald's compelling first novel carries on the great tradition of Edinburgh crime thrillers.

Rod MacDonald was a chemistry teacher before disability forced his early retirement. Turning to writing, he has had many scientific and arts related articles published, plus radio drama with RTE and several short stories in various publications. Recent published work includes a non-fiction book on space and astronomy and book reviews for a monthly science fiction magazine.
Born in 1952, he spent most of his early life in Edinburgh, and now lives in a town ten miles west of the city. Unable to type using his fingers, all his work is now carried out using voice controlled software. "Broken Men & Fallen Women" is his first published novel. He is currently working on new fiction, "Dawnbreaker", also set in Edinburgh.