title: The Hanging Shed (Douglas Brodie series)
author:  Gordon Ferris 
description: <div></div><div>"A&#160;must-read, and not simply because of Ferris's distinctive style of writing, but also for the dark, subterranean, Scottish world he has stylishly created . . . Ferris has confirmed himself as an exciting and original voice in the crime noir genre."&#160; &#8212;<I>New York Journal of Books</I></div><br /><br /><div></div><div>"In the great Scottish tradition of mystery and adventure. His writing&#160;has a great feet for authenticity and a terrific narrative drive."&#160; &#8212;<I>Val McDermid</I>, author,<I> A Place of&#160;Execution</I></div><br /><br /><div></div><div>"An impressive example of what's now called 'Scottish noir'&#160;. . . it's the start of a Brodie series, and if its successors are as good we might just have found a new Ian Rankin."&#160; &#8212;<I>Daily Mail</I></div>
zlib_text: **GALLOWGLASS**
  
   _Gallowglass_ is the concluding Douglas Brodie novel in the _Glasgow
  Quartet_. The three earlier books in the series are _The Hanging Shed, Bitter
  Water_ and _Pilgrim Soul_. All three are bestsellers and have been shortlisted
  for numerous awards including Scottish Crime Book of 2013, the CWA Dagger in
  the Library and the CWA Historical Dagger. Discover more at
  [www.gordonferris.com](http://www.gordonferris.com).
  
    
    
    
    
  
   **Also by Gordon Ferris**
  
    
  
   **DANNY McRAE SERIES**
  
  TRUTH DARE KILL
  
  THE UNQUIET HEART
  
    
  
   **DOUGLAS BRODIE SERIES**
  
  THE HANGING SHED
  
  BITTER WATER
  
  PILGRIM SOUL
  
  Published in hardback and paperback in Great Britain in 2014  
  by Corvus, an imprint of Atlantic Books Ltd.
  
  Copyright © Gordon Ferris, 2014
  
  The moral right of Gordon Ferris to be identified as the author of this work
  has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents
  Act of 1988.
  
  All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, s