Congratulations to Eva Macrae whose first novel, A DEATH IN GLASGOW, was published in hardback and audio on January 8 by Cornerstone.
“A fine new Scots police officer appears in this story of a teenage girl’s apparent suicide…great police procedural written with wit, honesty and bite” Daily Mail
“Rich in atmosphere, with complex characters, this compelling procedural will have you gripped” Woman’s Own
Congratulations to Amy Carver, whose debut novel THE OTHER CHILD was published in eBook and audio by Headline in November. The paperback will be published in February 2026.
“A pulse-pounding psychological thriller with a gripping tale and many jaw-dropping twists” Amazon Reader Review
Congratulations to Nicola Chester whose second book, GHOSTS OF THE FARM, was published in hardback and audio on 30th September and was selected as a Spectator Book of the Year. Nicola will be joining Clare Balding on Thursday 29 January on BBC Radio 4’s Ramblings programme at 3pm, with the repeat scheduled for Saturday at 6.07pm, thereafter on the BBC i-player.
“A wonderfully evocative account of a fascinating and until now untold story” Stephen Moss
Naomi Kelsey‘s second novel THE DARKENING GLOBE was published in hardback, eBook and Audio in April by HarperNorth.
“Impossible to put down…filled with chilling and beguiling prose, and right at the centre, an atmospheric and stirring mystery keeps the ghostly pages turning” Lucy Rose, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Lamb
“An intoxicating story of Elizabethan exploration, madness and murder” Cathryn Kemp, author of The Poisoner’s Tale
“Naomi Kelsey cements her position as one of the foremost writers of historical fiction today” Laura Shepperson, author of The Heir of Venus
Alice Hunter, whose first novel THE SERIAL KILLER’S WIFE is a 4-part Paramount+ television series, published her fourth novel THE PERFECT PSYCHOPATH in May (Avon).
“Alice Hunter is a genius!” Amazon Reader Review
Lynne McEwan‘s sixth DI Shona Oliver novel THE WINTER DEAD was published by Canelo Crime in November in eBook and paperback, with the Audiobook due on 10 February 2026. Her first, IN DARK WATER, was published by Canelo in 2021 and was a Scottish Crime Kindle #1 bestseller.
“A thrilling new voice in Scottish crime fiction” Marion Todd