Bastard Verdict

You don't have to win, just don't lose.High stakes and low politics combine with deadly effect in the new thriller, Bastard Verdict, by James McCrone.A second referendum on independence looms, and a Scottish official enlists elections specialist Imogen Trager, a by-the-numbers, if rarely by-the-book investigator, to look into irregularities in the 2014 Scottish Independence referendum. Imogen uncovers a trail of criminal self-dealing, cover-ups, and murder leading to the highest levels of power. None but a very few know the truth. And those few need it to stay hidden at any cost. Imogen will risk what's left of her standing, her career--and maybe her life--to get at the truth.