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Actress-turned-private investigator Jasmine Sharp is used to clients looking for long-lost relatives. When a woman hires her to find her missing sister, Sharp assumes the case will be straightforward. Instead, it pulls her back into the world of professional drama-and the warnings to mind her own business are coming on cue.
Detective Superintendent Catherine McLeod's interest in theater is rising as well. She's just been called to the scene of a murder in the Highlands. A prominent figure in the Scottish arts community has suffered the worst review of his life-taken out by a sniper at an outdoor performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
As Sharp and McLeod's paths cross, so do the secrets of the missing girl and the hot-shot victim. And they're leading to a mysterious Highlands estate where a conspiracy of drugs, sex, and satanic rituals is giving Sharp and McLeod a severe case of stage fright.
Detective Superintendent Catherine McLeod's interest in theater is rising as well. She's just been called to the scene of a murder in the Highlands. A prominent figure in the Scottish arts community has suffered the worst review of his life-taken out by a sniper at an outdoor performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
As Sharp and McLeod's paths cross, so do the secrets of the missing girl and the hot-shot victim. And they're leading to a mysterious Highlands estate where a conspiracy of drugs, sex, and satanic rituals is giving Sharp and McLeod a severe case of stage fright.
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"The elements that have attracted readers to Brookmyre since his early efforts are abundantly present in his latest work: complex plots, deep examinations into those dark aspects of the human personality and psyche that are simultaneously fascinating and repellent, and, at the core, a puzzling and intelligent mystery or two. It is difficult to imagine what more one could ask for."
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"When the Devil Drives is a true pleasure for all detective fiction fans-think Ian Rankin by way of Agatha Christie, by turns dark and delightful and always intriguing. Christopher Brookmyre's strong prose and clever dialogue deliver on every page of this intricately plotted thriller, and I look forward to seeing what he does next."
Michael Koryta, winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize
"Brookmyre is a master at rendering ingenious, intertwining plots. Sharply drawn characters and an idyllic Scottish setting add further appeal to this engaging entry in which foul play's the thing."
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- SeriesJasmine Sharp and Catherine McLeod #2