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Out of Darkness

Out of Darkness
  • Author(s): Alex Gray
  • Location(s): Glasgow, Zimbabwe (Rhodesia)
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

(DSI William Lorimer Book 21) DSI William Lorimer and his wife Maggie are taking their first extended holiday for the first time in years, and they’re looking for an adventure. What better place than Zimbabwe, with its bustling cities...

Outwalkers

Outwalkers
  • Author(s): Fiona Shaw
  • Location(s): England, Scotland
  • Genre(s): Young Adult
  • Era(s): Dystopian

The border’s closed, Jake said. No one can get into Scotland, just like no one can cross the Channel . . .This is England and it’s no longer a free country. The Government can track anyone, anywhere, from a...

Paperboy

Paperboy
  • Author(s): Callum McSorley
  • Location(s): Glasgow
  • Genre(s): Crime, Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

DCI Alison McCoist is back: newly promoted and even less popular. Chuck Gardner is the proud owner of both a confidential paper-shredding business and a serious betting habit. When Chuck finds some scandalous paperwork and McCoist investigates a rat-nibbled...

Parting Words

Parting Words
  • Author(s): Traude Ailinger
  • Location(s): Edinburgh
  • Genre(s): Mystery
  • Era(s): contemporary

Passions flare when amateur sleuthing meets modern policing in this cute Scottish murder mystery! When sassy Edinburgh journalist Amy Thornton infiltrates an environmental activist group, little does she know how quickly she’ll scoop a story worthy of the front...

Penitent

Penitent
  • Author(s): Pete Brassett
  • Location(s): Ayrshire
  • Genre(s): Crime, Mystery
  • Era(s): present

A Scottish murder mystery with a devilish twist (Detective Inspector Munro murder mysteries) When the known stalker of a young woman is arrested for her murder, it should be an open-and-shut case for DI Charlie West. A woman is...

PENURY: A bizarre death tests Scotland’s finest

PENURY: A bizarre death tests Scotland’s finest
  • Author(s): Pete Brassett
  • Location(s): Ayrshire
  • Genre(s): Crime, Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

A suspicious scarecrow, an unprovoked assault, and a missing person baffle Scottish police It is a serendipitous encounter for the hapless DI Greg Byrne when retired sleuth James Munro stumbles upon his crime scene. And perhaps also for Munro...

Perdition

Perdition
  • Author(s): Pete Brassett
  • Location(s): Ayrshire
  • Genre(s): Crime, Mystery
  • Era(s): present

Is a drug death suicide, misadventure, or a cleverly calculated murder? London detective Charlotte West takes on Scotland. An employee of an investment bank is found dead in his car by a freshwater loch in Ayrshire, Scotland, but there...

Perfect Crime

Perfect Crime
  • Author(s): Helen Fields
  • Location(s): Edinburgh
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Mystery
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Stephen Berry is about to jump off a bridge until a suicide prevention counsellor stops him. A week later, Stephen is dead. Found at the bottom of a cliff, DI Luc Callanach and DCI Ava Turner are drafted in...

Perfect Dead

Perfect Dead
  • Author(s): Jackie Baldwin
  • Location(s): Dumfries and Galloway
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Crime, Mystery
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Sometimes perfection is worth killing for… The second gripping crime novel in an exciting new series. Ex-priest DI Frank Farrell finds himself on the trail of a vicious killer in rural Scotland. Perfect for fans of Stuart MacBride, James...

Pine

Pine
  • Author(s): Francine Toon
  • Location(s): Scottish Highlands
  • Genre(s): Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

They are driving home from the search party when they see her. The trees are coarse and tall in the winter light, standing like men. Lauren and her father Niall live alone in the Highlands, in a small village...

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