Pilgrim Soul

From the author of The Hanging Shed comes the third instalment in the Douglas Brodie series. It’s 1947 and the worst winter in memory: Glasgow is buried in snow, killers stalk the streets – and Douglas Brodie’s past is engulfing him. It starts small. The Jewish community in Glasgow asks Douglas Brodie, ex-policeman turned journalist, to solve a series of burglaries. The police don’t care and Brodie needs the cash. Brodie solves the crime but the thief is found dead, butchered by the owner of the house he was robbing. When the householder in turn is murdered, the whole community is in uproar – and Brodie’s simple case of theft disintegrates into chaos. Into the mayhem strides Danny McRae – Brodie’s old sparring partner from when they policed Glasgow’s mean streets. Does Danny bring with him the seeds of redemption or retribution? As the murder tally mounts, Brodie discovers tainted gold and a blood-stained trail back to the concentration camps. Back to the horrors that haunt his dreams. Glasgow is overflowing with Jewish refugees. But have their persecutors pursued them? And who will be next to die?

Reviews of Pilgrim Soul

The new Ian Rankin Daily Mail Gordon Ferris is the natural heir of Stevenson and Buchan – great feel of authenticity, and a terrific narrative drive. — Val McDermid Deft, disturbing…Gordon Ferris's The Hanging Shed is the word-of-mouth hit that is leaving its fellow thrillers in its wake… Observer Electrifies readers… A rising star of Scottish literature The Scotsman