Scottish crime fiction

Find Her First by Emma Christie

By Vicki Weisfeld

18 January, 2022

Former newspaper journalist Emma Christie is a crime author whose reputation is growing. Her first novel, The Silent Daughter, was close to winning a number of awards in 2021 and her second, Find Her First, is another wonderful read. It can be described as a…

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Watch Dark Travellers – Publishing Scotland's film about Tartan noir

By crimefictionlover

21 October, 2021

Crime Fiction Lover is pleased to bring you Dark Travellers, a 22-minute film that’s perfect if you love your Scottish crime fiction. It’s been a huge year for crime writing in Scotland, thanks in no small part to the publication of The Dark Remains from…

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The Dark Remains by Ian Rankin and William McIlvanney

By Paul Burke

19 October, 2021

This novel was one of the publishing events of 2021. Ian Rankin has completed William McIlvanney’s unfinished manuscript of a prequel to the Laidlaw trilogy – the series credited with establishing the Tartan noir subgenre. (If you’re new to Laidlaw, you can read more about…

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The Dark Remains by William McIlvanney and Ian Rankin

By Paul Burke

3 September, 2021

Laidlaw’s first big case. When William McIlvanney died in 2015, the importance of his Laidlaw novels to Scottish crime fiction was just beginning to be properly recognised. He’s now rightly seen as the godfather of Tartan noir. Intriguingly, McIlvanney left behind a half-written manuscript for…

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William McIlvanney's Laidlaw and the Tartan noir revolution

By Paul Burke

31 August, 2021

Ian Rankin is among the elite of contemporary crime writers, his character John Rebus one of the most loved and enduring in detective fiction. Good as he is, there must have been a little tremor in his hand and possibly a frisson of excitement as…

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A Rattle of Bones by Douglas Skelton

By DeathBecomesHer

13 August, 2021

There’s a neat juxtaposition of ancient history and more recent goings-on as A Rattle of Bones begins. The title harks back to old misdoings – the execution in 1752 of clan leader James Stewart, known as James of the Glen, for crimes he almost certainly…

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The Great Silence by Doug Johnstone

By DeathBecomesHer

22 June, 2021

Ah, Edinburgh, a classically beautiful city which combines a love of the arts with some fine architecture. It’s also home to the Skelfs, possibly crime fiction’s only funeral directors-cum-private detectives. And also, it seems, Edinburgh is harbouring a wild beast… Welcome to Doug Johnstone’s decidedly…

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The Cut

By Vicki Weisfeld

13 April, 2021

Mismatched pairs are a staple of crime fiction, and the protagonists in Chris Brookmyre’s new thriller about the movie business become the unlikeliest of pals. He teams Millie, a 70-year-old former horror film makeup artist, with Jerry, a dreadlocked black college student who loves the…

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Find Her First by Emma Christie

Watch Dark Travellers – Publishing Scotland's film about Tartan noir

The Dark Remains by Ian Rankin and William McIlvanney

The Dark Remains by William McIlvanney and Ian Rankin

William McIlvanney's Laidlaw and the Tartan noir revolution

A Rattle of Bones by Douglas Skelton

The Great Silence by Doug Johnstone

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