Scottish crime fiction

The Skeleton Road by Val McDermid

By DeathBecomesHer

13 September, 2014

If Agatha Christie is the queen of crime writing, then Val McDermid is surely her lady in waiting. She’s written 28 novels and has topped the bestseller list so many times that she deserves a free season ticket. McDermid is best known for her Wire…

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First look: The Rebus short stories

By crimefictionlover

12 September, 2014

Readers can’t get enough of Edinburgh’s irascible detective, and on 9 October you’ll be able to get you hands on a new Rebus book. Author Ian Rankin’s latest is not a novel though, instead it’s a collection of 27 short stories that run in chronological…

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The Meating Room by TF Muir

By DeathBecomesHer

11 September, 2014

St Andrews is headquarters of the Royal and Ancient and the home of golf. Obviously, it is a sedate, peaceful place where the only sound to be heard is the smacking of golf balls and the occasional muttered curse from someone stuck in a bunker….

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Falling Fast by Neil Broadfoot

By DeathBecomesHer

22 August, 2014

This debut novel was recently shortlisted for the Deanston Scottish Crime Book of the Year alongside the likes of Peter May, Louise Welsh and Chris Brookmyre. In that company, it certainly has a lot to live up to. No problems there, for Falling Fast is…

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The Night the Rich Men Burned by Malcolm Mackay

By DavidPrestidge

9 August, 2014

As with Malcolm Mackay’s past books, The Night the Rich Men Burned is set in Glasgow. This time, we are deeply embedded in the world of money. Not the money used in the international currency market, or the money gambled on a fluctuating stock exchange….

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The Visitors

By DeathBecomesHer

25 July, 2014

Written by Simon Sylvester — Prepare to be haunted, entranced and intrigued by a debut novel that is anything but run of the mill. Set on the fictional Scottish isle of Bancree, The Visitors is a heady mix of myth and modern life, with a…

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Artefacts of the Dead by Tony Black

By DeathBecomesHer

22 July, 2014

He is probably best known as the author of the acclaimed Gus Dury thrillers, set in the mean streets of Edinburgh, but Tony Black has turned his sights to a much less likely setting for Artefacts of the Dead. That setting is the sleepy seaside…

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The Last Refuge

By crimefictionlover

30 June, 2014

When Scotsman John Callum arrives in the Faroe Islands, he discovers a place that’s as forlorn and remote as he is. Callum is running from something, but it’s not clear what. For a while, it seems like he might just achieve the quiet solitude he…

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The Skeleton Road by Val McDermid

First look: The Rebus short stories

The Meating Room by TF Muir

Falling Fast by Neil Broadfoot

The Night the Rich Men Burned by Malcolm Mackay

The Visitors

Artefacts of the Dead by Tony Black

The Last Refuge

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