No Man’s Land

Stirling has been home to some of Scotland’s bloodiest history.Connor Fraser is about to add to it . . .The first body is found at Cowane’s Hospital, blood seeping like ink into the grass. Nearby, bobbing obscenely in the breeze is the head – mounted on a spike, eyes wide, mouth contorted in a silent scream.For Connor Fraser, it’s little more than a gruesome distraction, a headline in the local paper and a talking point in the pub. Stirling is his home, neutral ground – a No Man’s Land between Edinburgh and Glasgow, where he works as a close protection consultant.But then the second body is found, in the grounds of Stirling University. Head lying close by the body like a discarded football, the words “Saor Alba” carved into the ground below it.And something else. Another message, one only Connor can understand.With growing fears the murders are connected to a surge in radical nationalism, Connor is drawn into an investigation that reaches into his past and threatens to expose secrets those in the corridors of power would pay any price to keep. War is coming to No-Man’s Land, and Connor Fraser will be ready.From Dundee International Book Prize and Bloody Scotland book of the year nominee Neil Broadfoot comes No Man’s Land, the first in the white-knuckle Connor Fraser series.—–Praise for Neil Broadfoot’Broadfoot is here, and he’s ready to sit at the table with some of the finest crime writers Scottish fiction has to offer’ Russel D. McLean’Cracking pace, satisfyingly twisty plot. A great read’ James Oswald’Crisp dialogue, characters you believe and a prose style that brings you back for more . . . a fine addition to a growing roster of noir titles with a tartan tinge’ Douglas Skelton’A deliciously twisty thriller that never lets up the pace. Thrills, spills, chills and kills’ Donna Moore’Definitely a must read for all lovers of Tartan Noir: or anyone else who simply wants to enjoy a compelling tale’ Undiscovered Scotland