The Cutting: The dark spine-tingling new Annie Jackson mystery

When a woman haunted by a relentless presence seeks Annie Jackson’s help, Annie and her brother Lewis are drawn into an investigation that reaches deep into Scotland’s darkest history. The twisty, atmospheric, addictive Annie Jackson series continues…`A tense, creepy page-turner´ Ian Rankin‘Malone is the master of twists, turns and the unexpected’ Herald Scotland‘The best of the series – atmospheric, brutal and driven by a heroine whose visions are her blessing … and her curse’ Caro Ramsay_________The most dangerous voices are the ones that no one else can hear…Evie Cartwright first speaks to the dead as a child. When she leaves home for university, her ability takes a terrifying turn after she witnesses a brutal murder. By morning, she is haunted by a dead serial killer who refuses to leave her alone, and marked by a cut across her neck that never heals. For the next ten years, Evie is driven from place to place, searching for a way to rid herself of the voice that torments her day and night. When desperation leaves her with nowhere else to turn, she arrives at the remote Highland home of Annie Jackson, hoping she will finally find answers. As Annie and her brother Lewis begin to investigate, helped by an old friend with specialist knowledge of the occult, they are drawn into a dark and dangerous search that reaches deep into Scotland’s history. And some ghosts are not content to remain in the shadows…A gothic thriller with a spellbinding mystery at its heart, The Cutting is the fourth instalment in Michael J. Malone’s acclaimed Annie Jackson series, and this time, danger may be impossible to outrun. __________Praise for the Annie Jackson Mysteries Series…‘Mesmeric and suspenseful’ Marion Todd‘Dark, tender, human, haunting … A triumph’ S.E. Lynes‘A creepy tale with [a] terrifying legend’ Observer‘A spine-tingling treat’ Daily Record‘Prepare to have your marrow well and truly chilled’ Sunday Mirror‘Unsettling, multi-layered and expertly paced’ CultureFly

• Publication date: 24 September 2026
• Page count: 300
• Dimensions: Height 129 mm; Width 197 mm; Thickness 21 mm
• Publisher: Orenda Books
• Format: Paperback
• ISBN-13: 9781917764490