Scottish crime fiction

Saints of the Shadow Bible by Ian Rankin

By Andre

11 November, 2013

Since the return of Rebus last year in Standing in Another Man’s Grave, a serial killer investigation that took him on a sinister Scottish road trip, the formerly retired Detective Inspector has been as mischievous as ever while trying to maintain his authority in a…

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Interview: Ian Rankin

By Andre

7 November, 2013

Rebus is back! Just a year since the publication of Standing in Another Man’s Grave, the ex-cop’s comeback that had him working in a cold case unit, now Rebus is an Edinburgh detective once again for the latest book, Saints of the Shadow Bible. He…

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The Chessmen

By DavidPrestidge

16 October, 2013

Those strange little figures – squat and grumpy, kings and bishops, still evocative after 800 years. They provide a haunting backdrop to this, the final book in Peter May’s Lewis Trilogy. Please don’t feel that you are coming late to the party, because this book…

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Where the Dead Men Go by Liam McIlvanney

By LoiteringWithIntent

11 October, 2013

Somehow I managed to miss All the Colours of the Town, Liam McIlvanney’s debut, but after reading a couple of pages of his latest I went straight to Amazon and bought a copy, because this man writes up a storm. Where the Dead Men Go,…

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The Chessmen by Peter May

By DeathBecomesHer

15 August, 2013

He’s got fans across the globe and has won a slew of awards. His book, The Blackhouse, was even a Richard & Judy Book Club pick, but I’m ashamed to say that that I haven’t read any of Peter May’s previous books. I’m really glad…

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Witness the Dead by Craig Robertson

By LoiteringWithIntent

4 August, 2013

Craig Robertson‘s first novel, Random, was shortlisted for the CWA New Blood Dagger and hit the Sunday Times bestseller list in 2010. Using Glasgow as a backdrop, he’s gradually built a strong cast of characters led by the no nonsense DS Rachel Narey. However in…

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How a Gunman Says Goodbye by Malcolm Mackay

By DavidPrestidge

30 July, 2013

To the casual observer Frank MacLeod is an unremarkable man approaching old age. Another near-pensioner shuffling to the shop for a newspaper he won’t read, and a pint of milk that will go off before he finishes it. To those in the know, Frank is…

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Denise Mina wins Theakston Crime Novel of the Year

By crimefictionlover

18 July, 2013

The competition was strong. And she was up against five shortlisted male authors. However, Denise Mina has repeated her feat of 2012 and won the Theakston’s Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year in 2013. We’ve reviewed the winning book Gods and Beasts here on…

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Saints of the Shadow Bible by Ian Rankin

Interview: Ian Rankin

The Chessmen

Where the Dead Men Go by Liam McIlvanney

The Chessmen by Peter May

Witness the Dead by Craig Robertson

How a Gunman Says Goodbye by Malcolm Mackay

Denise Mina wins Theakston Crime Novel of the Year

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