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The House by the Loch

The House by the Loch
  • Author(s): Kirsty Wark
  • Location(s): Scottish Highlands
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1950s onwards

From the bestselling author of The Legacy of Elizabeth Pringle, a novel of long-hidden family secrets that refuse to lie buried in the past . . . Scotland 1950s Walter MacMillan is bewitched by the clever, glamorous Jean Thompson...

The House of Hidden Wonders

The House of Hidden Wonders
  • Author(s): Sharon Gosling
  • Location(s): Edinburgh
  • Genre(s): Children
  • Era(s): Victorian Era

Zinnie and her sisters live in the murky tunnels beneath Edinburgh’s Old Town. They keep out of the way of the authorities and remain undetected. Until, that is, rumours of a ghost bring unwanted visitors into the caverns they...

The Hunted

The Hunted
  • Author(s): Jo McCready
  • Location(s): Scotland
  • Genre(s): Crime, Thriller
  • Era(s): Modern Day

On the vast Buchanan Estate in the wilds of Scotland, tech billionaire James Sullivan dies a suspicious death. Rookie agent RJ Rox is drawn back to a homeland to which she’d sworn she’d never return. She soon realizes the...

The Incomers

The Incomers
  • Author(s): Moira McPartlin
  • Location(s): West Fife
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1966

Mission-raised Ellie Amadi expects to live a dream life when she and her son Nat leave home in West Africa to join her white, estate factor, husband James in the Fife mining village of Hollyburn. In 1966 Fife, mixed...

The Inheritance

The Inheritance
  • Author(s): Trisha Sakhlecha
  • Location(s): West of Scotland
  • Genre(s): Psychological Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

On a private island off the west coast of Scotland, the Agarwals gather for a much-awaited family reunion… Raj, the patriarch and business tycoon, who has six weeks to decide how to split his petrochemicals empire between his three...

The Island Home

The Island Home
  • Author(s): Libby Page
  • Location(s): The Hebrides
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Lorna’s world is small but safe. She loves her daughter, and the two of them is all that matters. But after nearly twenty years, she and Ella are suddenly leaving London for the Isle of Kip, the tiny remote...

The Island Secret

The Island Secret
  • Author(s): Lorraine Kelly
  • Location(s): Orkney Islands
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Evie has come home to Orkney and finally found peace. She has rediscovered her passion for painting, mended broken friendships, and for the first time in a long time, truly feels a sense of belonging. But then a surprise...

The Killing Stones

The Killing Stones
  • Author(s): Ann Cleeves
  • Location(s): Fair Isle
  • Genre(s): Police Procedural
  • Era(s): Contemporary

(Jimmy Perez and Willow Reeves Book 1) When a violent storm descends upon Orkney, the body of Archie Stout is left in its wake. An unusual murder weapon, a Neolithic stone bearing ancient inscriptions, is found discarded nearby. Archie...

The Killing Tide

The Killing Tide
  • Author(s): Lin Anderson
  • Location(s): Orkney Islands
  • Genre(s): Crime, Noir
  • Era(s): Contemporary

After a fierce storm hits Scotland, a mysterious cargo ship is discovered in the Orkney Isles. Boarding the vessel uncovers three bodies, recently deceased and in violent circumstances. Forensic scientist Dr Rhona MacLeod’s study of the crime scene suggests...

The Lake

The Lake
  • Author(s): Catherine Cooper
  • Location(s): Scottish Highlands
  • Genre(s): Psychological Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

A remote Scottish lake The guests arriving at Creaglie Castle are expecting discreet luxury, panoramic views, and perhaps a glimpse of one of its infamous ghosts. No means of escape When a violent storm severs all contact with the...

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