Dark Angels

Dark Angels
Grace Monroe

The start of an Edinburgh-based thriller series starring rebellious young lawyer Brodie McLennan, investigating the case of a high-ranking lawyer found dead in mysterious circumstances.A celebrated Edinburgh lawyer is found murdered outside an infamous gay haunt and notorious dominatrix Kailash Coutts stands accused.Against her wishes, headstrong, unorthodox Brodie McClennan is appointed to defend Kailash under the watchful gaze of the 'Dark Angels', a violent street-gang led by the enigmatic Moses Tierney.As the case becomes ever more complex, Brodie receives a chilling photograph, establishing a link to a number of brutal murders and a suspected paedophile ring. It becomes apparent that a serial killer is haunting the city - and that powerful people are involved, intent on covering up past crimes.Brodie herself becomes a target - both for a depraved killer and for deadly forces in the highest of circles…A shocking, atmospheric thriller that combines a centuries-old conspiracy with heart-stopping terror for fans of Ian Rankin and Mo Hayder…

GRACE MONROE

Dark Angels

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This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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Table of Contents

Title Page (#u36abd5ae-fcc2-5b54-8793-170f46c13415)

Copyright (#u2bef27c0-6960-547d-8b16-e7c08f8f36ad)

Prologue (#u43178805-1bcd-5477-943e-3e6834adba80)

Chapter One (#u2995d01d-fd50-5f37-8c89-2f09eb5ec9cf)

Chapter Two (#u11ae95c6-4bf8-5d95-9f42-a2600bb96459)

Chapter Three (#u2ddf05ca-6c07-56b4-9cd1-25c1b6dd40cd)

Chapter Four (#u8124e508-115c-5422-9b98-b1292bd4ea29)

Chapter Five (#ubd7bb84b-7437-5f38-82ce-09e83fe36172)

Chapter Six (#u35030740-79d3-54d7-8faa-8273d64fe428)

Chapter Seven (#u959ea943-9864-5b26-a7ca-9404ba2ff9f3)

Chapter Eight (#ub8c01082-7730-5714-9ad4-8abfbdc3b1dc)

Chapter Nine (#uc6e12c95-ced2-5c59-9ff4-d220a5d192ee)

Chapter Ten (#u78e69b40-b376-5fb5-a53d-386fde2399a1)

Chapter Eleven (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twelve (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Thirteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fourteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fifteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Sixteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Seventeen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eighteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Nineteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-One (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-Two (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-Three (#litres_trial_promo)