Detective Novels

When a blood-soaked old man is spotted wandering through a sleepy fishing village in the far north of Scotland, his neighbours think he's been in an accident. Until he leads them to his home, and to the mutilated remains of his late wife. It is the first murder that the remote Highland village has ever seen. It will not be the last. Someone is targeting the elderly and vulnerable in their homes. Someone they know. Someone they trust. Arriving to lead the manhunt, DCI Jack Logan finds a close-knit community closing ranks. Can Jack break down the wall of silence before more lives are lost? Or, in this twisted, sadistic killer, has Jack Logan finally met his match? One for the Ages is the 16th book in the multi-million selling DCI Jack Logan series from Scottish crime author, JD Kirk. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781804368312 • Author: JD Kirk • Publisher: Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 352 • Dimensions: 19.84 x 12.85 x 2.01 cm

Six months ago, a girl vanished. Now, it’s happening again. When the body of a teenager is discovered near Eilean Donan Castle several months after she disappeared, DCI Jack Logan and his team journey across the Highlands to investigate. As they start to unpick the young woman's life, the secrets and lies they expose soon threaten to tear the small, rural community apart. But, when a second girl goes missing in similar circumstances, it isn’t just a murder investigation that Jack finds himself running. It’s a race against time. Here Lie the Dead is the 15th book in the multi-million selling DCI Jack Logan series from Scottish crime author, JD Kirk. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781804368305 • Author: JD Kirk • Publisher: Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 384 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.8 x 2.11 cm

Some scars don’t heal. Some killers don’t forget. Life has been good for DCI Jack Logan lately. Happily settled down with the woman of his dreams and a dog he begrudgingly tolerates, things are finally going Jack's way. All that is about to change. When a murderer on a misguided revenge mission begins picking off victims on the streets of Inverness, Jack’s boss decides to bring in some outside help. But the new team member is an old flame from Jack’s past who isn’t quite ready to let him go, and as the dead bodies rack up, the life Jack has been building for himself may be the next victim to fall. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781804368299 • Author: JD Kirk • Publisher: Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 352 • Dimensions: 19.84 x 12.85 x 1.98 cm

An isolated location. A violent murder. Something’s wild out west… When a badly burned body is found near the remote Ardnamurchan Lighthouse on the west coast of Scotland, it feels like just another day on the job for DCI Jack Logan and his team. But the victim’s list of enemies—including a diminutive loan shark and a powerful local politician—is far longer than Jack was prepared for. And don't even get him started on the magic psychic sex cult. With political scandal brewing, conspiracy theories running wild, and a team member stuck inside a giant road safety squirrel costume, DCI Logan’s latest case might just be his most bizarre to date. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781804368282 • Author: JD Kirk • Publisher: Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 336 • Dimensions: 19.84 x 12.85 x 1.91 cm

Who killed DCI Mackie? DCI Lesley Clarke thinks she's close to solving her predecessor’s murder. But when the body of a police officer connected to the crime turns up in the abandoned village of Tyneham, the case steps up a gear. And when someone she's close to is threatened by the killer, Lesley’s quest for the truth becomes even more urgent. Can Lesley convince her senior officers of the truth, keep her team on track and protect her family? The Ghost Village Murders is the gripping final instalment to the Dorset Crime series, essential reading for fans of LJ Ross, Joy Ellis and JM Dalgleish. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781804367681 • Author: Rachel McLean • Publisher: Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 368 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.2 cm

DCI Lesley Clarke is back in Dorset, and her world has turned upside down. One of the people she’s closest to is to under arrest for the murder of DCI Mackie and a body has been found in the remote lighthouse at Portland Bill. And not just any body, but the body of someone she investigated before moving to Dorset. Can Lesley win the trust of the close-knit Portland community and find the killer? And can DI Zoe Finch of the West Midlands force help her track down potential suspects? Does Superintendent Carpenter know more than he's letting on about Mackie's death? And most importantly, can Lesley find her predecessor's real killer and ensure justice is done? The tense eighth instalment in the bestselling Dorset Crime series sees the stakes raised higher than ever for Lesley and her team. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781804367674 • Author: Rachel McLean • Publisher: Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 336 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2 cm

DCI Lesley Clarke is a busy woman. She’s dealing with the reopened investigation into DCI Mackie's death, supporting DS Dennis Frampton through recurring mental health problems, and making plans for her own future. And then prominent crime boss Arthur Kelvin is found dead at a local beauty spot. Who killed him? Could it have been a member of his own gang? A rival, from within Dorset or further afield? Or maybe one of Kelvin's many victims? When Lesley starts to suspect that someone close to her might be involved, her world turns on its head. Can she solve the murder and keep her career, team and relationship intact? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781804367667 • Author: Rachel McLean • Publisher: Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 336 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2 cm

Do you know who's knocking at your door? After a violent home invasion in the remote wilds of Glen Coe leaves a family of four dead, DCI Jack Logan and his team are brought in to lead the manhunt. But, when one of the victims is revealed to be one half of legendary 1980s Glasgow-based comedy double act, ‘Neeps & Tatties’, Logan is forced to leave the Highlands and head back to his old stomping ground. He may have spent his career dealing with the worst humanity has to offer, but to find out who killed Archie Tatties and his family, Logan will have to confront his most terrifying challenge yet - the seedy world of Scottish light entertainment. An Isolated Incident is the eleventh book in JD Kirk’s internationally bestselling DCI Logan crime fiction series. Perfect for fans of Chris Brookmyre, Stuart Macbride, and Alex Smith. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781804368251 • Author: JD Kirk • Publisher: Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd • Pages: 368 • Format: Paperback • Dimensions: 19.84 x 12.85 x 2.08 cm

When a body is discovered at a popular Highland landmark, it seems like just another day on the job for DCI Jack Logan and his team. Except this body is missing a very vital component, and given its location - The Well of Seven Heads - it seems like someone is trying to send a message. But why? And to whom? With pressure mounting from his superiors, six hundred teenagers baying for blood, and the press sniffing around for a scandal, the only chance Jack has of cracking his latest case is if he finds a way to keep the heid, while all around are losing theirs. Ahead of the Game is the tenth book from bestselling Scottish crime author, JD Kirk, and is perfect for fans of Ian Rankin, Stuart Macbride, and Val McDermid. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781804368244 • Author: JD Kirk • Publisher: Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd • Pages: 384 • Format: Paperback • Dimensions: 19.84 x 12.85 x 2.11 cm

She left him for dead. Now, he’s back to repay the favour. DCI Jack Logan should’ve known things were going too well. Genuinely happy for the first time in years, Jack has almost fooled himself into believing that the world is a decent place. But, when the discovery of a mutilated body kicks off a series of grisly murders, Jack’s dream of a peaceful life rapidly begins to crumble around him. With friends in danger, and enemies begging for his help, Jack must risk everything to protect the final would-be victim, and stop the most monstrous killer he’s ever faced. And to do that, sacrifices will have to be made… Product Information: • ISBN: 9781804368268 • Author: JD Kirk • Publisher: Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd • Pages: 352 • Format: Paperback • Dimensions: 19.84 x 12.85 x 1.96 cm

It all began in Brighton. Now it’s February 2003 and there is a serial killer on the loose.  Scotland Yard′s brightest talent is chosen to head up the high-profile taskforce: Jack Hawksworth is a DCI who must confront his own past as the body count rises. There are few leads and Hawksworth can only fall back on instinct and decades-old cold cases for any clue to the killer′s motive and identity. With his most loyal team member threatening to betray him, a Superintendent pushing for results, a hungry British media clamouring for information, and a restless public eager for a conviction, the high-pressure operation can only end in a final shocking confrontation… Product Information: • ISBN: 9781835011287 • Author: Fiona McIntosh • Publisher: Bedford Square Publishers Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 416 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 13 x 3.2 cm

A GIRL IS MISSING. SOMEONE IS LYING. WHO IS DEADLIER… Leonard Howell’s worst nightmare has come true: his daughter Caroline has been kidnapped. Not content with relying on the cops, Howell calls the only man he trusts to get her back. …THE MAN WHO KNOWS THE TRUTH… Eddie Flynn knows what it’s like to lose a daughter and vows to bring Caroline home safe. Once a con artist, now a hotshot criminal attorney, Flynn is no stranger to the shady New York underworld. …OR THE ONE WHO BELIEVES A LIE? However, as he steps back into his old life, Flynn realizes that the rules of game have changed – and that he is being played. But who is pulling the strings? And is anyone in this twisted case telling the truth…? A missing girl, a desperate father and a case that threatens to destroy everyone involved… Product Information: • ISBN: 9781035414963 • Author: Steve Cavanagh • Publisher: Hodder Headline • Format: Paperback • Pages: 352 • Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.6 x 3.4 cm

The third novel featuring DCI Jack Hawksworth asks the question: is one life worth more than another? Police are baffled by several deaths, each unique and bizarre in their own way – and shockingly brutal. Scotland Yard sends in its crack DCI, the enigmatic Jack Hawksworth, who wastes no time in setting up Operation Mirror. His chief wants him to dismiss any possibility of a serial killer before the media gets on the trail. With his best investigative team around him, Jack resorts to some unconventional methods to disprove or find a link between the gruesome deaths. One involves a notorious serial killer from his past, and the other, a smart and seductive young journalist who’ll do anything to catch her big break. Discovering he’s following the footsteps of a vigilante and in a race against time, Jack will do everything it takes to stop another killing – but at what personal cost for those he holds nearest and dearest? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781835011348 • Author: Fiona McIntosh • Publisher: Bedford Square Publishers Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 416 • Dimensions: 19.7 x 12.9 x 2.3 cm

DSI William Lorimer and his wife Maggie are taking their first extended holiday for the first time in years, and they’re looking for an adventure. What better place than Zimbabwe, with its bustling cities and beautiful scenery? Back in Glasgow, PC Daniel Kohi, former inspector with the Zimbabwean police, finds himself uncomfortably close to a murder investigation. Why did the murdered man appear at Daniel’s house just hours before he was killed? And how he is connected to the troubled family history of Netta Gordon, Daniel’s dear friend and lodger? But it’s not just Netta’s history that’s about to resurface. For in Zimbabwe, rumours are circulating about Daniel Kohi, and the couple from Scotland who appear to know him. Rumours which could place the Lorimers in unimaginable peril. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781408729304 • Author: Alex Gray • Publisher: Little Brown • Format: Paperback • Pages: 400 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.6 x 2.74 cm

The President is missing. The world is in shock... Terrorists are planning a devastating attack. And they have help from traitors inside the White House. The only thing standing in their way is a President determined to save his people. Even if it means putting himself in mortal danger...  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781787460171 • Author: President Bill Clinton & James Patterson • Publisher:  Arrow • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  544 • Dimensions:  12.9 x 3.2 x 19.8 cm

A TERRIBLE CRIME WAITS TO BE UNEARTHED. The second twisty and atmospheric Wiltshire-set crime novel in the DI Lockyer Series. Perfect for fans of Ann Cleeves and Val McDermid. A long, hot summer in Wiltshire is broken by a sudden downpour. Flash floods bring something sinister to the surface – a human skeleton. When forensic testing matches the bones to a man named Lee Geary, reported missing nine years earlier, the case is passed to DI Matt Lockyer. Geary was a known drug user, so it could be a simple case of misadventure, but Lockyer isn’t so sure. Geary was a townie, and had learning disabilities, so what was he doing out on the Plain all alone? Lockyer soon learns that the year he disappeared, Geary was questioned in relation to another crime – the murder of a young woman named Holly Gilbert. With the help of DC Gemma Broad, Lockyer begins to dig deeper, and discovers that two other persons of interest in the Holly Gilbert case have also either died or disappeared in the intervening years. A coincidence? Or a string of murders that has gone undetected for nearly a decade…? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781529421316 • Author: Kate Webb • Publisher: Quercus Publishing plc • Format: Paperback     • Pages: 480 • Dimensions: 19.56 x 12.7 x 3.56 cm

A terrible secret When Jessica’s husband comes home one night and says he has something to tell her, her world is turned upside down. A case too close to home With secrets unravelling at home, Jessica has to carry on. As a lawyer, she must protect the innocent, and she’s defending a man accused of killing his wife. An ending you won’t see coming As her two worlds collide, Jessica no longer knows who to trust. Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008287023 • Author: Susan Lewis • Publisher: HarperCollins • Format: Paperback • Pages: 512 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 3.1 cm

Mid-winter, St. Andrews, Scotland: When a university lecturer fails to turn up for class, he is found dead at home, with evidence of having committed suicide. A female student reports to the police that she was having an affair with him and knows he would never commit suicide. Toxicology results turn up Class A drugs in his system, and DCI Andy Gilchrist and his associate, DS Jessie Janes, are called in to investigate. The initial enquiry soon turns into a murder investigation, and when Gilchrist and Jessie dig deep into the man’s background they uncover a criminal past, a history of romance scams, and several bank accounts containing hundreds of thousands of pounds. A forensic search of the man’s computer hard-drives reveal a lengthy trail of heartbroken women tricked into parting with their savings in a futile search for love. Did one of those scorned women seek revenge and kill him? Or did his criminal past finally catch up with him? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781408718698 • Author: T.F. Muir • Publisher: Little Brown • Pages: 352 • Format: Paperback • Dimensions: 19.81 x 12.6 x 2.03 cm

When does a liar, become a killer? Homicide Detective Kit McKittrick finds herself standing over a dead body in the Shady Oaks retirement centre. Frank Flynn has been stabbed and his room ransacked. Though he kept his background quiet at the centre, Kit recognises Frank from the San Diego Police Department. Had the former detective been following a trail that led to his murder? When the head of security is also found dead, it points to a conspiracy right at the heart of Shady Oaks. The one person who might be able to help uncover the truth is just who Kit has been avoiding: Dr Sam Reeves. As a volunteer at the centre and a friend of the victim, the forensic psychologist could be just what her case needs. But without access to CCTV of the day of the murder, how will Kit catch her killer? And can she do so before anyone else is put in danger? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781472296948 • Author: Karen Rose • Publisher: Hodder Headline • Format: Paperback • Pages: 384 • Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.6 x 3 cm

Years ago someone got away with murder… But time’s up. 2009 During a summer heatwave, teenagers are going missing. Junior officer Alex Finn takes the case and fears that the disappearances are linked. In a race against the clock to find and rescue the children alive, Finn and his team are only partially successful. Two of the children are saved, but they were too late for Oliver. And the killer got away. 2023 DI Alex Finn is still tormented by the cases of his youth – none more than so than the 2009 kidnappings. And it seems someone else has not forgotten either. They want answers after all this time, and with a gun in their pocket and their sights set on Alex, they’ll do anything to get what they’re after… Product Information: • ISBN: 9781529383898 • Author: Will Shindler • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton • Pages: 384 • Format: Paperback • Dimensions: 19.69 x 12.7 x 2.54 cm