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Deadly Code (Rhona MacLeod #3) Kindle Edition
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Following a grisly discovery made on Scotland’s Isle of Skye, forensic scientist Rhona MacLeod is sent over to investigate. It’s there she finds a decomposing foot, caught in a net by a local fisherman, and there are key questions which remain unanswered: Where is the rest of the body? Who was the dead man? And why does the Ministry of Defence want the discovery to be kept out of the media?
Returning to her island roots, Rhona soon becomes embroiled in a conspiracy that stretches far beyond the beautiful and remote Western Isles. For there are deadly international forces at play, controlled by powerful people who are willing to do anything to protect their interests and will silence anyone who threatens to expose them . . .
Deadly Code is the third book in the Rhona MacLeod series by Lin Anderson.
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication date9 May 2011
- File size1124 KB
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The best Scottish crime series since Rebus ― Daily Record
Lin Anderson is one of Scotland’s national treasures – don’t be fooled by comparisons, her writing is unique, bringing warmth and depth to even the seediest parts of Glasgow. Lin’s Rhona MacLeod is a complex and compelling heroine who just gets better with every outing -- Stuart MacBride
Hugely imaginative and exciting -- James Grieve (Emeritus Professor of Forensic Pathology) --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.
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Following a grisly discovery made on Scotland’s Isle of Skye, forensic scientist Rhona MacLeod is sent over to investigate. It’s there she finds a decomposing foot, caught in a net by a local fisherman, and there are key questions which remain unanswered: Where is the rest of the body? Who was the dead man? And why does the Ministry of Defence want the discovery to be kept out of the media?
Returning to her island roots, Rhona soon becomes embroiled in a conspiracy that stretches far beyond the beautiful and remote Western Isles. For there are deadly international forces at play, controlled by powerful people who are willing to do anything to protect their interests and will silence anyone who threatens to expose them . . .
‘Chills the blood . . . would make Ian Rankin’s old man Rebus choke on his whisky chaser’
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- ASIN : B00505E2AY
- Publisher : Lin Anderson (9 May 2011)
- Language : English
- File size : 1124 KB
- Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 276 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: 19,288 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- 341 in Scottish Crime
- 696 in Noir Crime
- 913 in Women Sleuths (Kindle Store)
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Lin Anderson is best known as the creator of the forensic scientist Rhona MacLeod series of crime thriller novels, and for her part in founding the annual 'Bloody Scotland' crime writing festival.
There are 16 novels and one novella in Lin Anderson's Forensic Scientist Rhona MacLeod Series :-
Novella - Blood Red Roses (prequel to Driftnet)
Book 1 - Driftnet
Book 2 - Torch
Book 3 - Deadly Code
Book 4 - Dark Flight
Book 5 - Easy Kill
Book 6 - Final Cut
Book 7 - The Reborn
Book 8 - Picture Her Dead
Book 9 - Paths of the Dead (Shortlisted for Scottish Crime Book of 2015)
Book 10 - The Special Dead (Longlisted for Scottish Crime Book of 2016)
Book 11 - None but the Dead (Longlisted for Scottish Crime Book of 2017)
Book 12 - Follow the Dead (Shortlisted for Scottish Crime Book of 2018)
Book 13 - Sins of the Dead
Book 14 - Time for the Dead (Longlisted for Scottish Crime Book of 2020)
Book 15 - The Innocent Dead
Book 16 - The Killing Tide
Lin has a second mystery thriller series featuring private investigator Patrick de Courvoisier, set in glamorous Cannes (think 'The Rockford Files' meets James Bond) :-
Book 1 - The Case of the Black Pearl
Book 2 - The Case of the Missing Madonna
Lin has recently co-written with Donald McKay the initial book in a BLAZE DOG DETECTIVE series for children :-
Book 1 - The Magic Flag Mystery
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This is the third in Lin Anderson’s series of books featuring forensic scientist Rhona MacLeod. I admit to being slightly disappointed in the previous book in the series and hoped when I started reading this book that it would recapture the vitality and vigour that was present in the first series book. I was not disappointed.
A human limb is washed up on the shores of Skye and sent to Rhona’s lab in Glasgow for analysis. It is a fairly straightforward investigation but whilst Rhona is attending an international conference in Los Angeles the Ministry of Defence step in and remove the limb and all other relevant evidence. Rhona is not impressed by this action.
A young couple is on the run with a baby. Wanted by the drugs squad they head for Skye which for one of them is the source of memories they would rather not confront. Meanwhile Rhona’s boyfriend is held for alleged drug selling and as a consequence Rhona is suspended from her job. After the MOD intrusion this is something Rhona does not take kindly too and she heads for Skye ostensibly for rest and recreation but in reality she wants to pursue further her investigation into the mysterious limb.
Naturally all things come together in a tale of national security, drug smuggling and murder. Set against the rugged background of Skye it incorporates fully the features of the terrain making it as much part of the story as anything else. I really enjoyed this book and it restored significantly my waning interest after the disappointment of the previous book.
The story starts off with a severed foot being discovered in the Scottish waters. Initially it is assumed that it belongs to a fisherman lost in a boating accident. Rhona isn't so sure and starts to delve deeper but her investigation is quickly blocked by the MoD and all evidence related to the investigation mysteriously disappears. However, in a relatively short space of time more body parts are found and Rhona is convinced that something is seriously amiss.
Running as what seems to be a parallel story are the characters of Esther and Spike whose paths cross Rhona's when her boyfriend gives them a place to stay in her absence. Initially they seem to be a small part of the book but their involvement grows until Spike becomes an integral part of the plot and its conclusion.
This is a well written book, exactly what I have come to expect after reading Andersons' previous two books and it certainly didn't disappoint. It was one of those books where I just had to keep picking it up to read a bit more and find out what was going to happen next. The few times I thought I could predict the next twist I was wrong, and the conclusion is certainly not one I saw coming.
If I were to have a small criticism of this book it is that Rhona always seems to be in the right place at the right time and just happens to meet the people who are integral to the story - but as long as you take this book for what it is and don't worry about how true to life it is then you are in for a good read.
Deadly Code had many loose pages which were on verge of falling out.
Very disappointed with the books condition but story was good.
Would have returned the books but had already read part way before discovering problems.





