does anyone know any scottish crime books apart from Ian Rankins rebus?
does anyone know any scottish crime books apart from Ian Rankins rebus?
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does anyone know any scottish crime books apart from Ian Rankins rebus?
Val McDermid
The 2016 McIlvanney prize shortlist
Black Widow by Chris Brookmyre
The Jump by Doug Johnstone
Splinter the Silence by Val McDermid
Beloved Poison by ES Thomson
Quintin jardine has a series based round Edinburgh as well
Stuart Macbride has brilliant series set in Aberdeen
It is a brilliant series. Well worth reading from book 1.
Denzil Meyrick writes Scottish crime
Oh my yes! Lots as well as the above you have the following amazing Scottish crime writers – @Michael @Douglas Neil Broadfoot; @Craig @Alison @Alan Alison Baillie; @Owen @Graham @Theresa mark Leggatt Mason Cross, Lin Anderson, Denise Mina to name but a few ?
You beat me to it Sharon! Lol x
Thanks for the mention.
Well done sas
Thanks for the mention, Shaz
Christmas hug⛄
How could I not mention you guys! ?
Thanks, Sharon
Thanks Sharon x
I was going to say all of those…
Alex Gray- set in Glasgow, @Craig, Quntin Jardine, Peter May,
Alex Grey’s Detective Lorimer series
All of the above!
Denise Mina
Lin Anderson
Try ‘Whisky From Small Glasses’ by Denzil Meyrick or the Shetland stories by Anne Cleaves.
Ann Cleeves’ Shetland series
Phillip Kerr is also Scottish and write crime fiction; though historical crime fiction
Stuart MacBride.
Stuart MacBride is excellent-he has written quite a few now-I love them.
James Oswald, Caro Ramsay.
SJI Holliday’s Banktoun Trilogy?
Cheers, @Bill!
@Denzil‘s books are fab ?
Denzil already mentioned, try R J Mitchell is gritty Glasgow series is good, also Peter Mays Lewis Trilogy really superb.
Check out the @Bloody authors’ page.
https://www.bloodyscotland.com/authors/
Val McDermid is excellent.. she’s just released her 30th novel so plenty to read there!
How about @Wendy and Catriona McPherson
Christopher Brookmyre, William McIlvanny or Denise Mina
Owen Mullen,Douglas Skelton,Chris Brookmyre,Stuart McBride,Gordon Ferris, to name just a few
@Craig
Gordon Ferris
Craig Russell’s ‘Lennox’ series, set in post-WW2 Glasgow, is excellent
Val McDermid
Lin Anderson.
Christopher Brookmyre, William McIlvanny or Denise Mina
Some Kate Atkinson are set in Scotland. Love her books.
Val McDermid, Stuart McBride and although not Scottish herself the Shetland novels by Ann Cleeves. And by Graeme McRae Burnet His Bloody Project shortlisted for the Booker prize
thats some list folks thanks a lot
Wendy H Jones and the Shona Mckenzie crime series
At least one of Val Mcdermid’s Lindsay Gordon mysteries is set in Edinburgh or Glasgow
Val McDermott. Ann Cleaves,
Malcolm Mackay
Just finished “For those who know the ending”. Enjoyed it.
Tony Black
Yes I second this! His DI Bob Valentine books are brilliant
Tony is a first rate author
Stuart MacBride
M. C. Beaton’s Hamish Macbeth
Love Hamish Macbeth
Have got a lot of the books
Stuart McBride’s books are excellent.
Mcbeaton
Mine are set in Edinburgh in the 1980s
If you haven’t read Stuart MacBride, you’re in for such a treat!
@Quintin Bob Skinner series. 26 books, would recommend reading from the beginning, you get to know all the characters. Brilliant reads. He’s a bit like the Scottish Alex Cross.
What about Jan McDermid?
I mean Val! ? I’ve just read a non fiction book by her about the forensic knowledge she needs to write. Quite horrific ? Went to tne charity shop straight after reading ?
James Oswald inspector Tony McLean really good reading
Val McDiarmuid
Chris Brookmyre is good!
Kate Atkinson’s brilliant Jackson Brodie series.
James Oswald and grace monroe
There are loads – try – Caro Ramsay (he’s written nearly 800 books) Theresa Talbot – Penance and @Alison – Sewing Shadows Together…
Thanks Pete x
Mary Christmas XX
Neil, have you read the series by Lin Anderson?
@Ed, @John, Stuart MacBride, @Quintin
The hanging shed, Gordon Ferris.
Ann Cleeves does a Shetland series which are a good read
I would also recommend Alison Baillie- Taylor. Super book.
Stuart macbride xx
James Oswald. Quinton Jardine
great recommendations here, lots of these names are new to me
Self-referentially, The Sorrowful Woman (http://www.tinyurl.com/z7qrogh). First novel. Well reviewed.