Bitter Water Av Gordon Ferris

<p>Glasgow''s melting. The temperature is rising and so is the murder rate. Douglas Brodie, ex-policeman, ex-soldier and now newest reporter on the <i>Glasgow Gazette</i>, has no shortage of material for his crime column.<br><br>But even Brodie baulks at his latest subject: a rapist who has been tarred and feathered by a balaclava-clad group. Brodie soon discovers a link between this horrific act and a series of brutal beatings.<br><br>As violence spreads and the body count rises, Brodie and advocate Samantha Campbell are entangled in a web of deception and savagery. Brodie is swamped with stories for the <i>Gazette</i>. But how long before he and Sam become the headline?</p>