Scottish crime fiction

First look: Illicit Still by William McIntyre

19 August, 2026

Sometimes it’s nice to enjoy a wee dram as you soak in the ambiance of a cleverly crafted mystery novel, and Illicit Still by William McIntyre looks like it could be just the thing. What we have here is some Scottish crime fiction to go…

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The High Island by Lin Anderson

By Sharon Richardson

12 August, 2026

The High Island is the first book in Lin Anderson’s new Orcadia Mysteries series, a spin off from her popular Rhona MacLeod books. While Rhona is a forensic scientist based in Glasgow, the main character here is DI Erling Flett, based in Scotland’s Orkney Islands….

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Meet the author: GR Halliday

By crimefictionlover

14 July, 2026

Back in 2019, Scottish author GR Halliday entered the world of crime fiction with his debut novel, From the Shadows. Now, it’s 2026, a lucky seven years later, and copies are flying off the shelves. ITV has turned that first DI Monica Kennedy novel into…

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The Violent Hour by James Oswald

By Chris Connor

13 July, 2026

There’s no shortage of great detective stories set in Edinburgh, of course, spearheaded by Ian Rankin’s Rebus series. Since 2012, James Oswald has steadily added to this roster with his DI Tony McLean series and The Violent Hour, the 15th to feature McLean, has arrived….

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Watch GR Halliday reading from From the Shadows

By crimefictionlover

8 July, 2026

Will you be (or have you been) watching The Dark on ITV, airing from 12 July 2026? Well, it’s based on the 2019 novel From The Shadows by GR Halliday. The book has just been republished to coincide with the show and not only have…

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From the Shadows by GR Halliday

By RoughJustice

6 July, 2026

From the Shadows is the first in a series of procedurals set in the west of the Scottish Highlands and centred around DI Monica Kennedy. Originally published in 2019, the novel forms the basis of the ITV adaptation, The Dark, which begins airing on 12…

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The Long Isle by Andrew Raymond

By DeathBecomesHer

17 June, 2026

Scottish authors have ploughed a rich crime fiction furrow over the years, with the likes of William McIlvanney, Val McDermid, Ian Rankin and Chris Brookmyre taking up the Tartan noir cudgel. Andrew Raymond is another one on that list with his DCI John Lomond books,…

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Meet the author: William McIntyre

By crimefictionlover

9 June, 2026

If you’ve not come across the Robbie Munroe legal thrillers, now may be the time as these successful ebooks are being published in print by Vinci Books. They’ve proven hugely popular on Amazon and from 18 June 2026 will be appearing in good bookshops in…

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First look: Illicit Still by William McIntyre

The High Island by Lin Anderson

Meet the author: GR Halliday

The Violent Hour by James Oswald

Watch GR Halliday reading from From the Shadows

From the Shadows by GR Halliday

The Long Isle by Andrew Raymond

Meet the author: William McIntyre

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