The Loch
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: 1st us ed.,
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears — dust jacket is present but shows age-related tanning and light soiling. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: No markings. Binding: Intact hardcover binding in good condition. Stickers/Labels: None visible.
A taut Scottish crime novel, The Loch draws readers into a world of mystery and menace set against the brooding Highland landscape. Janet Caird crafts a suspenseful narrative that uncovers dark secrets lurking beneath the still surface of a remote Scottish loch, where the community's silence proves as deep and treacherous as the water itself. With atmospheric prose steeped in the gothic traditions of Scottish fiction, the story chronicles an investigation that gradually strips away layers of rural respectability to reveal the violence beneath. Caird's command of place and character transforms the loch into an almost living presence — a silent witness to crime and consequence — making The Loch a compelling and atmospheric whodunit in the finest British crime tradition.
Author: Janet Caird
Format: Hardback
Published: 1969, Crime Club (Doubleday)
Genre: Crime fiction
Edition: 1st us ed.,
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears — dust jacket is present but shows age-related tanning and light soiling. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: No markings. Binding: Intact hardcover binding in good condition. Stickers/Labels: None visible.
A taut Scottish crime novel, The Loch draws readers into a world of mystery and menace set against the brooding Highland landscape. Janet Caird crafts a suspenseful narrative that uncovers dark secrets lurking beneath the still surface of a remote Scottish loch, where the community's silence proves as deep and treacherous as the water itself. With atmospheric prose steeped in the gothic traditions of Scottish fiction, the story chronicles an investigation that gradually strips away layers of rural respectability to reveal the violence beneath. Caird's command of place and character transforms the loch into an almost living presence — a silent witness to crime and consequence — making The Loch a compelling and atmospheric whodunit in the finest British crime tradition.