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A thrilling historical novel based on the extraordinary true story of Lady Grange, who in 1732 was kidnapped on the orders of her powerful husband and exiled to a remote island beyond the Outer Hebrides.

The third in an acclaimed historical trilogy set in the Iron Age, The Stone Stories. Former slave, indomitable survivor and now matriarch Rian returns with her daughters to her Celtic homeland, navigating plundered riches, feuding warlords and a menacing curse.

An epic coast-to-coast cycling trip through the wild and lonely interior of the Highlands, with a personal take on Scotland's landscape and history.

The remarkable Orkney landscape has the power to bewitch people, and Robin Noble has been in its thrall for a lifetime. Here he takes us on a personal voyage of adventure and discovery of the archipelago, its history, nature and people - from its seabird colonies and startling rock formations to its fishermen's huts and the Ring of Brodgar.

"e;An utter delight"e; Jennifer Tetlow. Renowned nature writer Jim Crumley gets up close and personal with some of Britain's most iconic and loved animals - here, the fox. ?The Encounters in the Wild series not only offers insights into their extraordinary lives, but also considers the conservation efforts to protect them and how the future looks for these much loved animals.

Longisted for the Jerwood Fiction Uncovered prize 2015 "e;Powerful stories."e; - Marina Warner. Obsession, longing, deceit and even murder feature in this quartet of provocative novellas, which gives a modern twist to tales of women for whom all is not necessarily as it seems. Drawing on history, culture and lore, this is a riveting exploration of the complexities of motherhood: edgy and engrossing, moving, yet at times, disturbing.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2016.WINNER, Saltire Society Fiction Book of the Year 2016.The year is 1869. A brutal triple murder in a remote community in the Scottish Highlands leads to the arrest of a young man by the name of Roderick Macrae. A memoir written by the accused makes it clear that he is guilty, but it falls to the country's finest legal and psychiatric minds to uncover what drove him to commit such merciless acts of violence. Was he mad? Only the persuasive powers of his advocate stand between Macrae and the gallows.Graeme Macrae Burnet tells an irresistible and original story about the provisional nature of truth, even when the facts seem clear. His Bloody Project is a mesmerising literary thriller set in an unforgiving landscape where the exercise of power is arbitrary.

A gripping, high-concept, page-turning crime debut featuring realistic digital face-recognition technology.

Anne: the boring Bronte? Or talented author, feminist, pioneer? Who, then, was the real Anne, how was her reputation destroyed, and why has she been so overlooked?

Norman Bates is alive and well... He's living just next door.

The third book in the awards listed Harcus & Laird series

From the bestselling author of popular historical mysteries...

The sequel to The Walrus Mutterer, longlisted for the Highland Book Prize, 2018

The story of a city landscape told through its trees, both past and present.

In this biography with a twist, Claire O'Callaghan conjures a new image of Emily Bronte and rehabilitates her reputation.

"e;Bullet-ridden, bold, brilliant."e; Neil BroadfootWhen Coleman Lang finds his girlfriend Gina dead in his New York City apartment, he thinks nothing could be worse... until he becomes the prime suspect. Desperate to uncover the truth and clear his name, Coleman hits the streets. But there's a deranged Italian hitman, an intuitive cop, two US Marshals, and his ex-wife all on his tail. And trying to piece together Gina's murky past without dredging up his own seems impossible. Worse, the closer he gets to Gina's killer, the harder it is to evade the clutches of the mysterious organisation known only as Janus - from which he'd long since believed himself free. Packed with plot twists, suspense and an explosive climax, The Janus Run is an edge-of-the-seat, breathtaking thriller - NYC noir at its finest."e;A breakneck New York thriller - I can't wait to read the next one."e; Mason Cross "e;A natural successor to Ed McBain, Douglas Skelton gives us a sharp and thrilling ride - a brilliant read."e; Michael J Malone "e;A defining work by our finest emerging crime fiction talent."e; Quintin Jardine "e;Ludlum meets Grisham in this fast-paced, fast-talking New York City thriller. Fascinating and utterly compelling."e; Denzil Meyrick "e;Pacy, great characters, twisted enough to keep me guessing."e; Alex Gray "e;Skelton really delivers with The Janus Run : the pace is relentless, the sense of place authentic, a story that draws you in and won't let go till the final page."e; Craig Russell "e;What do you get if you mix a deep-cover agent, a witness protected mob member, a psychotic killer and more action than you can pull a trigger at? Welcome to the wonderful, high speed, rollercoaster planet that is Douglas Skelton's The Janus Run ."e; Gordon Brown"e;Bullet-ridden, bold, brilliant, The Janus Run hits its stride on the first page and hurtles to its conclusion with the speed of a runaway subway. Utterly unmissable."e; Neil Broadfoot "e;This is brilliant-black-diamond hard writing ... brutal and enthralling. You never know where the next bullet is coming from. You'd better hang on tight for this one."e; Mark Leggatt"e;It's a cracker. A pacy thrill-ride of a book with an authentic NYC setting, whip-smart dialogue and a cast of memorable characters. Think Goodfellas meets The Bourne Identity. Skelton's best yet."e; Lisa Gray"e;Dynamite... authentically brutal, powerfully plotted and perfectly executed."e; Chapter In My Life crime fiction blog"e;A book that sinks its teeth into its readers like a Rottweiler and simply never lets go: the main difference being that this is an extremely enjoyable experience."e; Undiscovered Scotland"e;Fabulous... Well written, full of tension and suspense, it caught my imagination immediately and kept me hooked all the way through."e; Amanda Gillies, crime fiction reviewer

Scotland is a nation of dramatic weather and breathtaking landscapes. Its mountains, glens, rivers, lochs and seas are world-renowned for their beauty and their bounty. This is a lexicon of Scottish words that have been shaped by the landscape and wildlife.

Goblin is an oddball and an outcast. But she's also a dreamer, a bewitching raconteur, a tomboy adventurer whose spirit can never be crushed.

When antiques seller Daisy Graham inherits an ancient house on the Hebridean island of Garve, she plans only to sell up, daunted as she is by its isolation and its crumbling structure. But the house, its beautiful grounds and the island itself quickly prove themselves too charming - their secrets too fascinating - for Daisy to resist.

In The Blackbird Diaries, Karen Lloyd shares her deep-rooted affection for all our treasured garden wildlife. Over the four seasons, she intimately chronicles the drama and the joy, the perils and the pleasures of the natural world as it all unfolds in her garden and on her daily walks in Cumbria's South Lakeland.

One night in 1980, a man becomes a monster.

'The creme de la creme of crime debuts.' Al Guthrie. Shona is a proud former pupil of the Marcia Blaine School for Girls. Impeccably educated and an accomplished martial artist, linguist and musician, Shona is less successful when it comes to solving a murder mystery.

Maggie and Wilma are back, and this time Maggie means business. Intent on clearing her late husband's name, she's burning the candle at both ends, trying to keep her teenaged kids out of trouble and working the private investigating business to keep the wolf from the door.

In the first of a stunning new trilogy. Rian, an Iron Age Briton, is enslaved by a local trader and taken on a long and perilous journey to find precious walrus ivory and amber.

In 2020, Britain is at breaking point, society on the edge. The country is a bomb waiting to explode... and then it does. This provocative literary thriller cleverly lays bare the true state of our nation with an all-too-plausible `what if?' scenario. Told from the wildly differing perspectives of a myriad of voices, it is a parable for our times.

Wise-cracking investigator Dominic Queste is on the trail of a serial killer. But this is no mask-wearing, chainsaw-wielding maniac targeting young teens. The killer begins to taunt Queste, to shadow him, to terrorise him. It's all part of a game of death and Queste doesn't know the rules. And he's not the only one in the line of fire.

Max Rushmore is re-hired by the CIA to return to Moscow and investigate the death of a beautiful nuclear waste disposal expert. So begins a game of cat-and-mouse that takes Max across Russia, as he follows his only clue: a rare Siberian diamond. All the breathless tension of classic espionage novels: a pageturner of the old school.

Family revelations prompt Brian Johnstone to turn a poet's eye on his 1950s childhood and explore his parents' lives before and during World War II. In a memoir sure to resonate with baby-boomers and anyone who has lost and found unknown relatives, Brian vividly evokes a post-war upbringing, under whose conventional surface so much was hidden.

A surprising, gritty, sometimes darkly humorous tale that combines police corruption, gangs and murder with a paean to friendship, loyalty and how 'women of a certain age' can beat the odds.

Narrating the twisted tale of a backstage double murder, Gypsy Rose Lee, the queen of the striptease, provides a tantalising glimpse into the underworld of burlesque theatre in 1940s America.