DS Max Craigie is back with his team after too many women are falling to their deaths in the Scottish mountains. Why have these deaths not been investigated fully or at all? The team will climb mountains and use all their skills to find out. Very well written, action packed novel. Great characters work together using physical and technical skills to uncover a dangerous group of men killing to entertain those willing to pay on the dark web. Brilliant book 6.

I am a huge fan of Neil Lancaster and his DS Max Craigie novels and When Shadows Fall did not disappoint. It is gripping, pacy, deliciously dark and is one of the best thrillers I have read so far this year. With non-stop action from start to finish, this novel is full of suspense, twists and that ending…. WOW! I was not expecting it at all. I devoured this book in near enough one sitting, the setting, characters and dialogue are just sublime - it is just a classic, exciting, explosive and compelling crime novel - absolutely brilliant. I want to say a huge thank you to the publishers for sending me a proof copy. I can’t wait for more in this series in the future.

I absolutely love Max Craigie and the team! I usually listen to these Neil Lancaster books on audiobook. This is the first one I've read on kindle and I really enjoyed it (except for not being able to correctly pronounce the names of the mountains, even in my head). The characters just jump out of the book as if they were waiting for the reader to open the book to begin living again and I love it when that happens. The author's storylines are always interesting and original and most importantly believable and accurate. This book had an intelligent and clever story with lots of twists which kept me guessing to the very end. A great addition to a great series. Can't wait for the next one. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read an advance copy. All opinions are my own.

I love the DS Max Craigie novels and the team he works with are superb. These books can easily be read as standalone novels without having read the rest of the series but, if this is your first I guarantee you'll want to go back and read the others. This is an excellent police procedural thriller which keep you guessing until the very end. It begins when Max meets up with his friend Shay, a mountain rescue volunteer who voices concerns about a number of recent deaths on the Munros. All involved young blonde women who have inexplicably fallen to their deaths despite having some climbing experience and are properly equipped. Max takes the information back to his boss who decides it merits investigation. The team don't realise that the few incidents they are aware of are the tip of the iceberg. It soon becomes clear that this is a much bigger case than first thought as the case takes a far darker turn involving the dark web. Simply superb and unputdownable.

Another fast paced thriller from one of my favourite authors. This read has all the authenticity of someone who is writing what he knows about, having been there and done that in the past with the military and police. Max Craigie is a down to earth cop, who has seen too much but still puts everything into his job, sometimes to the detriment of his home life. I think this is the best of the series so far and had me gripped from the first page. Highly recommend. Thanks to NetGalley, the author and the publishers for the opportunity to read and review this book.