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The Lighthouse Witches

The Lighthouse Witches
  • Author(s): C J Cooke
  • Location(s): Scotland
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Don’t miss the brand-new chilling gothic thriller from the bestselling author . . . ‘Fascinating and enthralling’ Prima Upon the cliffs of a remote Scottish island, Lòn Haven, stands a lighthouse. A lighthouse that has weathered more than storms....

The Lightning and the Few

The Lightning and the Few
  • Author(s): Patrick Larsimont
  • Location(s): Dunkirk, Scotland
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
  • Era(s): 1939-40

When Jox McNabb is expelled from school he is forced to look to his future. Inspired by the sight of a Hurricane flying over him, he becomes determined to join the RAF. And after basic training, Jox is posted...

The Loch

The Loch
  • Author(s): Steve Alten
  • Location(s): Inverness-shire
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern

A marine biologist returns to his home town on the Loch Ness to deal with his estranged father whose been arrested for murder. But really killed the victim? The Loch Ness Monster may be to blame but not everyone...

The Long Drop

The Long Drop
  • Author(s): Denise Mina
  • Location(s): Glasgow
  • Genre(s): Crime, Thriller
  • Era(s): 1950s

Glasgow, 1957. It is a December night and William Watt is desperate. His family has been murdered and he needs to find out who killed them. He arrives at a bar to meet Peter Manuel, who claims he can...

The Loss Report

The Loss Report
  • Author(s): Alex Breck
  • Location(s): Chile, Antarctica, Scottish Highlands
  • Genre(s): Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

A tale of loyalty, betrayal, love and hate. An ex-assassin thought he’d found sanctuary in his Chilean vineyard. He was wrong. ‘Colm lowered his gun and looked up to see clouds appearing from nowhere. He knew it would happen...

The Lost Lights of St Kilda

The Lost Lights of St Kilda
  • Author(s): Elisabeth Gifford, A D Garrett
  • Location(s): Europe, St Kilda
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 20th Century

1927: When Fred Lawson takes a summer job on St Kilda, little does he realise that he has joined the last community to ever live on that beautiful, isolated island. Only three years later, St Kilda will be evacuated,...

The Lost Storyteller

The Lost Storyteller
  • Author(s): Amanda Block
  • Location(s): Edinburgh
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

THE LOST STORYTELLER is the heartwarming and evocative debut novel from a stunning new voice in fiction, Amanda Block. Perfect for fans of Ruth Hogan, Jessie Burton and Diane Setterfield. Rebecca hasn’t seen her father Leo since she was...

The Maiden

The Maiden
  • Author(s): Kate Foster
  • Location(s): Edinburgh
  • Genre(s): Historical, Mystery
  • Era(s): Later 1600s

Inspired by a real-life case and winner of the Bloody Scotland Pitch Perfect Award, Kate Foster’s The Maiden is a remarkable story with a feminist revisionist twist, giving a voice to women otherwise silenced by history. “In the end,...

The Mash House

The Mash House
  • Author(s): Alan Gillespie
  • Location(s): West Highlands
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Crime, Noir
  • Era(s): 2000s

Cullrothes, in the Scottish Highlands, where Innes hides a terrible secret from his girlfriend Alice, a gorgeous, cheating, lying schoolteacher. In the same village, Donald is the aggressive distillery owner, who floods the country with narcotics alongside his single...

The Men Who Were Sherlock Holmes – A True-Life Victorian Murder Mystery

The Men Who Were Sherlock Holmes – A True-Life Victorian Murder Mystery
  • Author(s): Daniel Smith
  • Location(s): Scottish Highlands
  • Genre(s): Historical, Crime
  • Era(s): 1890s

The real-life inspiration for Holmes & Watson and a sensational murder mystery that rocked Victorian Britain. First published as The Ardlamont Mystery in 2018, to great reviews, The Men Who Were Sherlock Holmes: A True-Life Victorian Murder Mystery is...

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