The Distant Echo

I very much enjoyed The Distant Echo by Val McDermid which is set in Scotland in the 1970s, and twenty-five years later.  On a very cold night with snow covering the ground, four students on their way home from a pub stumble upon a dying young woman, Rosie.  Suspicion is cast upon them but there is no evidence to support the suspicion.  Rosie's brothers believe the students got away with murder and give them a hard time.  Twenty-five years later the case is re-opened because new technologies may help solve the crime.  The four students have grown up and established good lives for themselves.  However, two of the group are murdered and the remaining two know that if they can't solve Rosie's murder, they will also be killed.  Great story with lots of suspense before the murders are eventually solved. 41/2/5