Set during the cold war, this rich tale still captivates with its. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading terminus. Heres our pick of crime novels set in scotland, by both scottish crime writers and those from further afield. Aug 08, 2019 come on a beautiful tour of scotland with lianne from literary diversions, whos telling us all about her favourite scottish books. Scottish bookshop mystery series delaney nichols has moved to scotland from kansas and works at a rare bookmanuscript shop in edinburgh fran stewart. Ive had numerous inquiries from cbtb readers looking for a reading list of my mostrecommended domestic thrillers and today, im putting together a. Pages in category novels set in scotland the following 140 pages are in this category, out of 140 total. Find books, both traditional and modern, with this list of books either inspired by or set in scotland, as well as books written by scottish authors. New crime and thriller books from the biggest authors. Crime fiction in the scottish highlands and islands crimereads.
Listen to the books on the go or on your plane to scotland. A thrilling police procedural set in scotland detective inspector munro murder mysteries book 5 kindle edition by brassett, pete. A serial killer is loose in londons theatre district, and its up to private detective albert campion to track him down. Following in the footsteps of two of the uks most successful writers ian rankin and val mcdermid scottish crime authors are in vogue at the moment, with more and more books by scots hitting the shelves. Aug 27, 2015 georginas family, while now impoverished, still has their ancestral home in scotland, and several of the books are set there. While not a crime thriller in the purest sense, irvine welshs latest novel set in the trainspotting universe is set up like a detective novel as francis begbie returns to edinburgh, under the guise of artist jim francis.
The hunting party by lucy foley, thriller set in the scottish highlands. Unfortunately, its been challenging to find authors of diverse backgrounds who ve set their mysteries in scotland. Top 10 books about the scottish highlands and islands books. When i set about creating my own investigator, dc nick belsey, i knew he needed to be a man of unquenchable. They include two historical courtroom dramas, one of them by denise mina and set in glasgow. A scottish crime thriller a dci harry mcneil crime thriller book 2 4. A scottish crime thriller a dci harry mcneil crime thriller book 3 4.
The best of crime fiction 2019, so far books from scotland. Top ten crime novels set in london strand magazine. Jul 29, 2019 with these gripping crime and thriller reads you can pay a visit to glasgow with denise mina, explore aberdeen with stuart macbride and lose yourself in the highlands with g r halliday. Set in the 1950s, this historical fiction crime thriller from the best of mystery writers the new yorker will keep you spellbound until every secret is unraveled. Dundee international book prize winner 2009 award winning crime novel set in dundee, scotland, a mystery and detective s. Set in lands beautiful, powerful, and ancient and in cities brooding and struggling for modern identity, the books presented here leave readers walking away as. Quite often the thrillers will combine elements of the mystery, so there is a good deal of mixing between the two. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Set in the wake of the jacobite rebellion of 1745, kidnapped is an adventure story and an examination of scotland itself. The books center around the life and investigations of detective inspector finlay fin macleod, a.
For our own categorization purposes, we say that thrillers that contain a mystery plot as a large element of the story are mystery thrillers. Read dead wood by chris longmuir available from rakuten kobo. Also classify under historical mysteries, as they are set just after ww1. With these gripping crime and thriller reads you can pay a visit to the capital with belinda bauer, explore aberystwyth with malcolm pryce and get lost in the brecon beacons with claire douglas. The master of scottish crime fiction teams up his two most famous detectives though one is obviously more famous than the other, john rebus and malcolm. Mar, 2012 his quint dalrymple novels, set in a futuristic scotland, form an excellent series of books. Transport yourself to the bonny hills of scotland with these 30 books set in scotland. The novel was admired by the likes of jorge louis borges and henry james for its brilliantly paced action narrative. Scotlands excellent crime writing community have been knocking it out the park in 2019, so if youre really having trouble deciding what book to take to the beach, the hills, the tent, the caravan, or the swanky hotel if youre pushing the boat out, then look no further than this dazzling dozen. Crime fiction in the scottish highlands and islands. You get to keep the books if you decide to cancel after your free trial, too.
Bruce alexanders booksalso england but later on and in london. List of mystery, crime, thriller, spy and suspense novels. Its welshs best book in years and is a great contrast to the policeled thrillers on the rest of this list. Set in lands beautiful, powerful, and ancient and in cities brooding and struggling for modern identity, the books. Mysteries and thrillers set in scotland mal warwick blog on. Peggy has a 14th century scottish specter who accompanies her. Join us on a trip up north with our pick of crime novels set in scotland by both scottish crime writers and those further afield. The best thriller books of all time readers digest. Windermere, cumbria, englandwindermere, cumbria, england. Quentin jardinea couple of contemporary series set in scotland.
Mysteries and thrillers set in scotland mal warwick blog. Bruce alexanders books also england but later on and in london. Mysteries and thrillers set in scotland mal warwick blog on books. Scottish crime fiction has seen a phenomenal surge in popularity in recent years and names like ian rankin and quintin jardine are known worldwide. A thrilling police procedural set in scotland detective inspector munro murder mysteries book 5.
Its not an exciting or thriller book but a story of clever and dogged. Ten of the best scottish mysteries strand magazine. With its evocative landscapes and rich history, scotland is a great if perhaps underused setting for any crime or mystery writer to set their novel. Read about 11 more brilliant books set in scotland. If you pack any of these along with your bikini, youre. Feb 07, 2018 top 10 books about the scottish highlands and islands. Jan 15, 2018 8 gripping domestic thrillers to add to your tbr. List of mystery, crime, thriller, spy and suspense novels set. A fantastic talent for hardboiled and noir crime writing, banks revels in the dingier side of life in the north. The first selection on this list, british writer alexander mccall smiths 44 scotland street 2005the first book in a series of the same nametakes readers to a bustling bohemian street in edinburghs new town, specifically to building no. What comes below is a list of 10 new hot releases set in scotland which will make great additions to your thriller bookshelf.
Of the six books on this list, five are set directly in scotland itself. Two dozen outstanding detective series from around the world. All books set in shetland islands on the global book map. If theres one recommendation request i get all the time on crime by the book, its this one. Jul 18, 2019 mysteries and thrillers set in scotland. Brothers paul and mikey navigate the surreal aftermath of a disturbing crime in this unpredictable thriller. We do like a challenge, but when we set ourselves the task of compiling a list of the best scottish crime books we hadnt realised quite how hard it would be. After all, some of the worlds most famous authors and novels were. There we are introduced to an eccentric widow, a selfpreeningobsessed surveyor, and a mother determined to have her fiveyearold son master. Pages in category novels set in the outer hebrides the following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
Dead good 14 top crime novels set in scotland dead good. Rather be the devil by ian rankin the master of scottish crime fiction teams up his two most famous detectives though one is obviously more famous than the other, john rebus and malcolm fox in rather be the devil. Crime and thriller books and audiobooks from pan macmillan. The number one sunday times bestselling new domestic thriller from adele parks. Scottish novels, crime thrillers, historical fiction, fairy tale retellings and. When i set about creating my own investigator, dc nick belsey, i knew he needed to. They want to kick gentry off the flight but are overruled by cia headquarters. Books set in scotland or where the author is scottish score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for. The lewis trilogy, starting with the black house 2011, sees lewisborn detective inspector fin macleod return to the island from edinburgh to investigate a murder in the closeknit community. Despite an excellent series of crime novels set in china see crime and the city beijing may keeps returning to the north of scotland. They are certainly not alone and edinburgh currently seems to be a favourite backdrop for the activities of countless detectives. We travel back in scottish history a little bit further with signe pikes historical fiction. Jun 08, 2015 the literary capital of scotland is generally thought to be edinburgh, but glasgow has its fair share of brilliant authors, many of whom have penned novels set in the city. Its hidden alleyways, buried layers of history, and extremes of poverty and wealth all cry out for detection.
Peter mays atmospheric lewis trilogy set in the outer hebrides islands. With these gripping crime and thriller reads you can pay a visit to glasgow with denise mina, explore aberdeen with stuart macbride and lose yourself in the highlands with g r halliday. Court gentrys flight on a cia transport plane is interrupted when a security team brings a hooded man aboard. Here are 10 books that will have you wrestling with every muscle in your body not to flip straight to the last page and see what happens. Top 10 books about the scottish highlands and islands. Scottish crime fiction and thrillers books in scotland. Listed below are more than a dozen mysteries and thrillers set in scotland. Top ten crime novels set in london londons a maze, both in space and time. The books are based on the real james mclevy, the citys first official detective who eventually handled 2,200 cases in a 30year career and later became a. It is the finest school of witchcraft and wizardry in the world and is run by the finest headmaster hogwarts has ever had, albus dumbledore. A party of nine old friends an awkward number whatever the circumstances, many of whom were first acquainted in oxford university, head up north to loch corrin lodge in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by beautifully stark and oftentimes hostile terrain, nestled in the. Our top 10 favourite scottish crime fiction novels the. There seems to be a rumbling in the north, a growing presence of criminal writing from scotland. Scotshop mystery seriespeggy winn owns the scotshop, a store in vermont that specializes in scottish items.
Among the two dozen novels written by scottish author peter may is a fascinating trilogy set in the outer hebrides islands, off the far north coast of scotland. Dorothy dunnettthe lymond chronicles go from scotland to france to constantinople in the 16th century. Jan 24, 2017 top ten crime novels set in london londons a maze, both in space and time. Kidnapped is one of the great adventure tales written by robert louis stevenson one of the finest prose stylists of the 19th century. Jul 29, 2019 with these gripping crime and thriller reads you can pay a visit to the capital with belinda bauer, explore aberystwyth with malcolm pryce and get lost in the brecon beacons with claire douglas. Ive had numerous inquiries from cbtb readers looking for a reading list of my mostrecommended domestic thrillers and today, im putting together a list exactly like that. David ashtons inspector mclevy novels are set in victorian edinburgh and have become a popular bbc radio 4 drama series. Scottish crime fiction and thrillers scottish crime fiction has seen a phenomenal surge in popularity in recent years and names like ian rankin and quintin jardine are known worldwide. Booksfromscotland showcases the best books of scottish interest around, including the latest childrens, fiction and selected nonfiction titles, as well as titles from publishers based in scotland. Lin anderson, author of the glasgow set rhona macleod crime series and cofounder of the bloody scotland crime writing festival, on the best crime books, films and tv series set in her home city.
Award winning crime novel set in dundee, scotland, a mystery and detective story which is a combination of police procedural, and woman in jeopardy. Come on a beautiful tour of scotland with lianne from literary diversions, whos telling us all about her favourite scottish books. Mysteries set in scotland score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Windermere, cumbria, england windermere, cumbria, england. Ann cleeves, though not a scot, spends a great deal of time in scotland, especially in shetland where one of her bestselling series is set. Aug 14, 2018 despite an excellent series of crime novels set in china see crime and the city beijing may keeps returning to the north of scotland.
We found 21 books set in shetland islands and 33 others set nearby. The hogwarts express goes across the glenfinnan viaduct, in scotland. The innocent young lowlander david balfour suffers the death of his parents and must live with his uncle who has the boy kidnapped and bound for the carolinas and a life of slavery. The literary capital of scotland is generally thought to be edinburgh, but glasgow has its fair share of brilliant authors, many of whom have penned novels set in the city. Exploring the darker sides of glasgow, this book set in scotland is a true. The first novel from a winner of the scottish book trusts new writers award for fiction. Logically it had to be set in a secluded place, and pretty soon i settled on scotland in my. Oct 12, 2011 10 of the best books set in edinburgh edinburgh has inspired some of britains greatest writers, from sir walter scott to dame muriel spark.