Published on Amazon, all formats, all sites, in April 2026.
Three teenagers, camping in Rendlesham Forest in Suffolk one dark and windy Halloween night, spend their evening drinking and smoking and sharing scary stories. Then, one of them goes into the bushes and stumbles over a bone protruding from the ground.
DC Georgia Carrie is part of the cold case team at Suffolk Constabulary, and is first on the crime scene, uncovering three bags of human bones.
The investigation twists this way and that as they first uncover the victim, a teenage boy who went missing from nearby Woodbridge twenty years ago, and then discover the suspects who wished him dead.
Can Carrie and her police colleagues bring the killer to justice for this and other related crimes over the years? It’s a race against time before the killer strikes again …
Bags Of Bones is the second book in Iain Maitland’s DC Georgia Carrie Thrillers series set in East Anglia, England.
Readers of Iain Maitland also enjoy Jack Cartwright, Simon McCleave, J M Dalgliesh, and L J Ross.
Reviews For Iain Maitland’s Novels:
‘Splendidly creepy.’ Geoffrey Wansell, Daily Mail
‘Superbly crafted … spellbinding and gripping. … brilliantly observed …’ Linda Hill, Linda’s Book Blog
‘Just great. Truly scary,’ Barbara Nadel
‘A deliciously dark and disturbing read … incredibly dry wit … dark to the nth degree … wonderfully surprising, with a couple of real gasp-out-loud incidents.’ Raven Crime Reads
‘Iain Maitland’s knowledge and expertise come across on every page. Taut, darkly humorous and heartbreaking all at the same time.’ Lisa Gray, Daily Record
‘The characters are brought to life so vividly I could see and smell them … genius … You can’t stop turning the pages.’ Tracy Fenton, Compulsive Readers Blog
‘This novel grabbed me from the very first page and refused to let go … wonderfully quirky yet frightening … The atmosphere that Iain Maitland creates with his writing is incredible … he is a master of suspense.’ Bookaholic Confessions
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