He used to read it over and over again when he was twelve years old until the book ultimately fell apart.

The case is linked to several mysterious deaths, including the murder of the lawyer's last client - Scotland's most notorious criminal... who had just walked free. DS Max Craigie knows this can only mean one thing: they have a vigilante serial killer on their hands. Bagley had been one of the biggest thriller authors during the 1970s along with Hammond Innes and Alistair Maclean. A lawyer is found dead at sunrise on a lonely clifftop at Dunnet Head on the northernmost tip of Scotland. It was supposed to be his honeymoon, but now his wife will never see him again.

Advance Praise

This is the book that you are desperate to finish so you know 'who did it', but on the other hand you don't want it to come to an end.' NetGalley reviewer,

These prosecutions resulted in disbarments, asset confiscations that ran into the millions, and jail sentences.Neil Lancaster’s novel “The Night Watch” opens with Scott Patterson who is one of the most notorious criminals in Scotland being found dead. An incredible piece of work. Great storytelling, pacy and written with such a sense of place' Chris MacDonald He failed to save the suicidal man but in the process, he discovered that he had been terrified about the safety of his family. THE AUTHOR: Neil was born in Liverpool in the 1960s. He recently left the Metropolitan Police where he served for over twenty-five years, predominantly as a detective, leading and conducting investigations into some of the most serious criminals across the UK and beyond.