Scottish crime fiction

A Heart Full of Headstones by Ian Rankin

By DeathBecomesHer

23 October, 2022

It comes as something of a shock to realise that John Rebus has been around for 35 years – he first appeared in Knots and Crosses, way back in 1987. A Heart Full of Headstones is the irascible ex-cop’s 24th outing in print and these…

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1989 by Val McDermid

By DeathBecomesHer

2 September, 2022

The 1980s are having something of a renaissance right now thanks to TV series like The Newsreader and Stranger Things. Just ask Kate Bush, whose 1986 hit Running Up That Hill took on a new life after featuring in the latter show on Netflix. Val…

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The Cliff House by Chris Brookmyre

By DeathBecomesHer

13 August, 2022

As much as we all love crime fiction, sometimes it can get stuck in an irritating groove. Remember when every other book had ‘Girl’ in the title? Recently there has been an onslaught of dodgy new neighbours causing havoc in quiet suburban cul-de-sacs. And as…

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Val McDermid's Karen Pirie comes to ITV

By crimefictionlover

2 August, 2022

Val McDermid’s cold case police detective Karen Pirie is coming to the small screen in September 2022 in a new three-part ITV crime drama. Adapted from the first novel in the six-book series, The Distant Echo, the programme will star Lauren Lyle of Outlander fame…

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Confidence by Denise Mina

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

22 July, 2022

Denise Mina is back with the second in her new ‘C-series’, featuring Anna and Fin. 2019’s Conviction introduced us to podcast fanatic Anna McDonald and rockstar Fin Cohen as their lives were turned upside down by failed marriages and they embarked on a non-romantic adventure…

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May God Forgive by Alan Parks

By Paul Burke

12 May, 2022

May is a good month for the Scottish crime fiction author Alan Parks. In 2022, it has seen him win the Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original for Bobby March Will Live Forever, alongside the launch of the latest book in his ‘months’ series, May…

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The Doctor will see you now... Alan Parks

By DeathBecomesHer

19 April, 2022

Scottish author Alan Parks has reached book five in his series featuring police detective Harry McCoy. The series is set in Glasgow in the 1970s, with each title featuring the name of a month. It began with Bloody January back in 2017, and May God…

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1979 by Val McDermid

By DeathBecomesHer

7 April, 2022

What constitutes a historical crime novel? That’s something I mused upon while reading this book, the first in a new series from the queen of crime, Val McDermid, featuring journalist Allison ‘Allie’ Burns. Unsurprisingly, it is set in… 1979. But that’s only a handful of…

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A Heart Full of Headstones by Ian Rankin

1989 by Val McDermid

The Cliff House by Chris Brookmyre

Val McDermid's Karen Pirie comes to ITV

Confidence by Denise Mina

May God Forgive by Alan Parks

The Doctor will see you now... Alan Parks

1979 by Val McDermid

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