Running private-investigator and funeral-home businesses means
trouble is never far away, and the Skelf women take on their most
perplexing, chilling cases yet in Book Two of the darkly funny,
devastatingly tense and addictive Skelfs series! ***Longlisted for
Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year*** 'Compelling,
compassionate ... just brilliant. This series gets better with
every book. I cannot get enough of the Skelfs' Mark Billingham
'Brilliantly drawn and blackly comic' Herald Scotland 'Confirms the
Skelfs as a classic crime clan. I can't wait for the next one' Erin
Kelly 'I LOVE the Skelfs ... The only problem with The Big Chill is
that you'll devour it so fast you'll feel as bereft as one of the
Skelfs' clients. Doug Johnstone has murdered sleep' Val McDermid
____________________ Haunted by their past, the Skelf women are
hoping for a quieter life. But running both a funeral directors'
and a private investigation business means trouble is never far
away, and when a car crashes into the open grave at a funeral that
matriarch Dorothy is conducting, she can't help looking into the
dead driver's shadowy life. While Dorothy uncovers a dark truth at
the heart of Edinburgh society, her daughter Jenny and
granddaughter Hannah have their own struggles. Jenny's ex-husband
Craig is making plans that could shatter the Skelf women's lives,
and the increasingly obsessive Hannah has formed a friendship with
an elderly professor that is fast turning deadly. But something
even more sinister emerges when a drumming student of Dorothy's
disappears and suspicion falls on her parents. The Skelf women find
themselves sucked into an unbearable darkness - but could the real
threat be to themselves? Following three women as they deal with
the dead, help the living and find out who they are in the process,
The Big Chill follows A Dark Matter, book one in the Skelfs series,
which reboots the classic PI novel while asking the big existential
questions, all with a big dose of pitch-black humour.
____________________ 'Exceptional ... Johnstone seamlessly presents
their stories with depth, elegance, and a delicate touch of wry
humor as they get difficult jobs done with grace and kindness. This
is a must for those seeking strong, authentic, intelligent female
protagonists' Publishers Weekly 'Emotionally complex, richly
layered and darkly funny. An addictive blend of Case Histories and
Six Feet Under' Chris Brookmyre 'Johnstone's intuitive depiction of
this trinity of resilient women is never less than flawless, in
this tale punctuated by emotional depth and moments of dark
humour...' Raven Crime Reads Praise for The Skelfs series
***Shortlisted for the McIlvanney Prize for Best Scottish Crime
Book of the Year*** 'An engrossing and beautifully written tale
that bears all the Doug Johnstone hallmarks in its warmth and
darkly comic undertones' Herald Scotland 'Gripping and blackly
humorous' Observer 'This dark but touching thriller makes for a
thoroughly enjoyable slice of Edinburgh noir' Mary Paulson-Ellis
'This enjoyable mystery is also a touching and often funny
portrayal of grief, as the three tough but tender main characters
pick up the pieces and carry on: more, please' Guardian 'A tense
ride strong, believable characters' Kerry Hudson, Big Issue 'They
are all wonderful characters: flawed, funny, brave and well set up
for a series. I wouldn't call him cosy, but there's warmth to
Johnstone's writing' Sunday Times
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