The High Island
Nov 2026 · Sold by Macmillan UK
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400
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About this ebook
Introducing the Orcadia Mysteries series, a gripping offshoot of Lin Anderson’s acclaimed Rhona MacLeod series. Dive into The High Island, where you’ll meet DI Erling Flett in this heart-racing, Tartan-Noir crime thriller that you won’t be able to put down.
*****
In a place where everyone knows your name, everything is personal.
Amidst the rugged beauty of Hoy Island, a wealthy artist couple’s dream to build a cutting-edge eco-friendly home on a historic croft is shattered by a chilling discovery - the remains of a young mother and baby preserved in the peaty soil. The dark discovery throws their plans into disarray, igniting fierce tensions with islanders secretly rejoicing in the paused construction.
Enter DI Erling Flett, determined to unravel the mystery of the bodies’ identities. But as he delves deeper, a simmering family feud over the croft’s ownership threatens the very heart of his investigation, and the lives of those entangled in this web of secrets . . .
*****
In a place where everyone knows your name, everything is personal.
Amidst the rugged beauty of Hoy Island, a wealthy artist couple’s dream to build a cutting-edge eco-friendly home on a historic croft is shattered by a chilling discovery - the remains of a young mother and baby preserved in the peaty soil. The dark discovery throws their plans into disarray, igniting fierce tensions with islanders secretly rejoicing in the paused construction.
Enter DI Erling Flett, determined to unravel the mystery of the bodies’ identities. But as he delves deeper, a simmering family feud over the croft’s ownership threatens the very heart of his investigation, and the lives of those entangled in this web of secrets . . .
Introducing the Orcadia Mysteries series, a gripping offshoot of Lin Anderson’s acclaimed Rhona MacLeod series. Dive into The High Island, where you’ll meet DI Erling Flett in this heart-racing, Tartan-Noir crime thriller that you won’t be able to put down.
*****
In a place where everyone knows...
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About the author
Lin Anderson is a Scottish author and screenwriter known for her bestselling crime series featuring forensic scientist Dr Rhona MacLeod. Four of her novels have been longlisted for the Scottish Crime Book of the Year and she has also been shortlisted for the Crime Writers' Association Dagger in the Library Award. Lin is the co-founder of the international crime-writing festival Bloody Scotland, which takes place annually in Stirling.
Lin Anderson is a Scottish author and screenwriter known for her bestselling crime series featuring forensic scientist Dr Rhona MacLeod. Four of her novels have been longlisted for the Scottish Crime Book of the Year and she has also been shortlisted for the Crime Writers' Association Dagger in t...
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