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In the novel Bones Silent "A beautifully constructed, intelligent, and suspenseful novel." - Anne Cleeves In the new installment of the “relentlessly captivating series” (The Wall Street Journal), Karen Perry and her team investigate the murder of a journalist buried under a highway — but was it his work or his private life that put him there? Scotland, 2025. When heavy winter rains trigger a landslide on a highway, it removes more than just mud and asphalt – it reveals skeleton that was hidden when the road was built eleven years ago. Sam Nimmo, an investigative journalist delving into the murky politics of Scotland's independence referendum, becomes the prime suspect in his girlfriend's brutal murder when he disappears. Now, it has resurfaced, buried under the highway. It's the perfect unsolved case for Inspector Karen Berry, head of Police Scotland's Historical Cases Unit. What was Nemo investigating to deserve killing? Or was it revenge for his girlfriend's death? Meanwhile, murder allegations have emerged relating to the death of a hotel manager, presumed to be accidental. It may be linked to another accident on a remote road in the Scottish Highlands. It's a series of mysteries that tests Karen and her team to the limits of their abilities. And perhaps even further... Silent Bones is a dark thriller full of secrets hidden in the heart of a Scottish Highlands town, confirming Val MacDiarmid's status as a crime writer of unparalleled power.