Bonnier Books Ltd Paperback English
When the Needle Drops
A gripping new Scottish crime thriller inspired by true events
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<p><b>"A twisty mystery set on Mull, the island being a character in itself. Ivor Punch is a detective well worth spending time (and a dram) with." - IAN RANKIN</b><br><br>It's the run-up to Christmas, 1998. On the <b>Isle of Mull</b>, Sergeant Ivor Punch is losing himself in his vinyl collection, a tragic anniversary and too much single malt whisky. But news of a <b>missing child</b> soon brings him back to his senses. And as word spreads of more strange disappearances, an aircraft vanishing from the sky and a famous classical musician gone with it, it seems <b>a sinister plot holds the island in its grip</b>.<br><br>Punch thought he knew the secrets of this place, its people and stories. Yet as a <b>grisly trail of effigies and clues</b> are discovered, he struggles to untangle past mysteries and find out what's really happening right under his nose. And <b>time is fast running out</b> for the policeman that locals call 'The Clock'.<br><br><b>The first book in The Mull Mysteries Series from </b><b>multi-award-winning musician, producer, author and playwright, Colin MacIntyre, aka Mull Historical Society.</b><br><br><b>PRAISE FOR COLIN MACINTYRE</b><br><br>'A storyteller with a unique imagination and clarity of style' - THE SCOTSMAN</p>
<p><b>"A twisty mystery set on Mull, the island being a character in itself. Ivor Punch is a detective well worth spending time (and a dram) with." - IAN RANKIN</b><br><br>It's the run-up to Christmas, 1998. On the <b>Isle of Mull</b>, Sergeant Ivor Punch is losing himself in his vinyl collection, a tragic anniversary and too much single malt whisky. But news of a <b>missing child</b> soon brings him back to his senses. And as word spreads of more strange disappearances, an aircraft vanishing from the sky and a famous classical musician gone with it, it seems <b>a sinister plot holds the island in its grip</b>.<br><br>Punch thought he knew the secrets of this place, its people and stories. Yet as a <b>grisly trail of effigies and clues</b> are discovered, he struggles to untangle past mysteries and find out what's really happening right under his nose. And <b>time is fast running out</b> for the policeman that locals call 'The Clock'.<br><br><b>The first book in The Mull Mysteries Series from </b><b>multi-award-winning musician, producer, author and playwright, Colin MacIntyre, aka Mull Historical Society.</b><br><br><b>PRAISE FOR COLIN MACINTYRE</b><br><br>'A storyteller with a unique imagination and clarity of style' - THE SCOTSMAN</p>