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Dept. Q finds a new home in Edinburgh – and on Netflix

By DeathBecomesHer

4 June, 2025

Dept. Q, now creating a buzz on Netflix, is based upon the books by Jussi Adler-Olsen, but while the original novels – and the Danish series which followed them – are set in Copenhagen, this iteration roots itself firmly in Edinburgh and uses the location…

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The Weekend Guests by Liza North

By Vicki Weisfeld

17 February, 2025

The plot of Liza North’s psychological thriller The Weekend Guests is reminiscent of the many stories that are heirs to the Agatha Christie favourite, And Then There Were None. You know the gist: a once tight-knit group of old friends, sorority sisters, wedding guests, spa…

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Midnight and Blue by Ian Rankin

By DeathBecomesHer

24 October, 2024

Crime fiction has been invaded by a veritable army of silver sleuths in recent years, from Richard Osman’s Thursday Murder Club series to books by Elly Griffiths and Steph Broadribb. But leading the charge is Ian Rankin and his creation John Rebus. However, like Michael…

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Living is a Problem by Doug Johnstone

By Sharon Richardson

13 September, 2024

In the sixth book in this popular series by Doug Johnstone, the Skelf women hope to make a fresh start after the trauma of the previous book, The Opposite of Lonely. In Living is a Problem, they want a positive future, but perhaps not everyone…

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The Trap by Ava Glass

By Paul Burke

26 July, 2024

It’s great to see female protagonists front and centre in modern spy thrillers and British agent Emma Makepeace is a case in point. First appearing in The Chase in 2022, she literally hit the ground running while dodging bullets as she fought to keep herself…

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Halfway House by Helen FitzGerald

By Sharon Richardson

15 May, 2024

Helen FitzGerald is known primarily for writing gripping thrillers like The Cry (2013), which was adapted for television in 2018. If you have ever had the good fortune to attend a crime fiction festival with her on a panel, you will also be aware of…

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Past Lying by Val McDermid

By Vicki Weisfeld

8 November, 2023

Publication of a new police procedural featuring Val McDermid’s intrepid Detective Chief Inspector Karen Pirie is something to get excited about. The streets of Edinburgh have never been so ominous – or empty – as when this story takes place in April 2020, at the…

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The Opposite of Lonely by Doug Johnstone

By Sharon Richardson

13 September, 2023

Three generations of women in the Skelf family operating both a funeral home and a private investigation agency may sound like an unusual premise for a crime fiction book, however author Doug Johnstone makes it work. It works so well that The Opposite of Lonely…

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Dept. Q finds a new home in Edinburgh – and on Netflix

The Weekend Guests by Liza North

Midnight and Blue by Ian Rankin

Living is a Problem by Doug Johnstone

The Trap by Ava Glass

Halfway House by Helen FitzGerald

Past Lying by Val McDermid

The Opposite of Lonely by Doug Johnstone

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