Fatal Last Words

AugustinEdinburgh:asSkinnerstandsontheedgeofacareer-definingmomentandhisfiancée—Scotland'sFirstMinisterAileendeMarco—facesapoliticalcrisis,oneofScotland'smostsuccessfulcrimewritersisfounddeadattheEdinburghInternationalBookFestival.Asthemysterydeepens,Skinnerfindshimselfcrossingswordswithanoldenemyfromthepast,whilehisinvestigatingdetectivesarefacedwiththeunwelcomecomplicationofaduke’sjunkiedaughter.MeanwhileasecondScottishcelebritydiesviolentlyinAustralia.Itseemsimpossible,butcouldthetwobeconnected?AsDCSMarioMcGuireheadstoMelbournetoinvestigate,backinScotlandhisboss’sbigmoment...