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Errant Blood

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Written by CF Peterson — Errant Blood is an ambitious literary thriller which brings together many different strands. At its heart is Eamon Ansgar, the reluctant laird of Duncul, an estate in the Scottish Highlands. Eamon grew up in a life of privilege, leaving home…
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Know Me Now

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Written by CJ Carver — This is the third crime thriller featuring former MI5 operative Dan Forrester and Yorkshire-area Detective Constable Lucy Davies, who team up with their old friend, general practitioner Grace Reavey. This time out, they are in the Scottish highlands, where Grace and…
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Follow the Dead

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Written by Lin Anderson — Even latecomers to this series featuring forensic scientist Dr Rhona MacLeod will be captivated by the landscape of the Scottish Highlands and the opinionated and lively characters. Follow the Dead opens in a blizzard, on Hogmanay, up in the Cairngorms. This…
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No Dominion

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Written by Louise Welsh — If you haven’t read the first two volumes of Louise Welsh’s The Plague Times Trilogy I urge you to do so. This is not because you can’t read the third, No Dominion, as a standalone. It will make perfect sense, but…
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NTN: Barry Gornell interviewed

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Barry Gornell’s debut The Healing of Luther Grove was one of the finds of the year for me, a claustrophobic, character-driven psychological thriller written with an assurance rare in first novels. So I wanted to find out more about the man behind the work. Liverpool…
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NTN: The Healing of Luther Grove

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Written by Barry Gornell — With half of this year’s Booker shortlist coming from small presses, now seems like the perfect time to see what they have to offer the crime fan. Glasgow-based Freight books boasts an eclectic list of high quality fiction, non-fiction and…
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Death of a Kingfisher

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Written by MC Beaton — Having penned over 100 books in a career spanning more than 30 years, Scottish writer MC Beaton is probably best known for her Agatha Raisin and Hamish Macbeth novels. Her latest book, Death of a Kingfisher, takes us back to…
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