Di McCormack of the Glasgow Polis as they say back in 1969 in parts of Scotland I'm told and this book spells it. Well McCormack is in there flying squad and about to be transferred to make a report on a unit that has spent a lot of time and money trying to find the Quacker as he is called, a killer and sexual deviant who takes rapes then defiled the dead bodies. McCornack's task to write a report and find a way to close down this enquiry that seems to be going nowhere and it's almost a year since the last murder. As you can probably guess he isn't the most popular guy in the room or the station for that matter and this point is made clear incase he was in any doubt. However there is still a vicious criminal out there that needs to be caught and no one on the floor wants to give up even though no or little head way is being made. But to find out anymore I will let you read it yourself and see how it all plans out and I'm guessing you won't get it till you read it as the trust and turns will have you guessing and then rethinking all the way through.
I enjoyed the era it is set in late 1960's I may be too young to remember the time but it's a great read and more of a raw investigation were back street deals are made and going to the library to search the history rather than the pc, sledgehammer to open doors. It's more about people than labs and science not that that's wrong this is just more fun, less high brow. The criminals have a honour that still let's em kill whoever they want just not the mindless killing more reason than because they don't like the way you look. In my opinion this is a great book and got me hooked from the start and I didn't want to put it down and now it's finished I wish there was more, not be I was short as it wasn't just because I loved it and will read it again it is on my list.
I had this book from Netgalley and this is my honest review.

This isn't going to be on the Glasgow Tourist boards list of recommended reads anytime soon! Although it is apparently inspired by a real life event which took place in the 1960s. The scene setting and set up of the crime in neatly done - the scenes before a girl was found were especially creepy and the sense of dread and gloom reigned supreme throughout.

The Quaker gives connotations of a life gone by and the historical aspect was nicely done. The name brings fear to everyone in a city already on the edge and a murder mystery set at such a time was a new insight . the police do end up chasing a ghost and it was interesting to be in the corridors, on the streets etc when the grappled with the desperation of the chase.

A bit dark in places but then it is a crime novel. Glasgow in the 60s was not the place you'd want to be given this read but it was a good reading experience!