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You think too much of me, Aggie said with a smirk, then her eyes darkened. This is who I am. If I'd realised that sooner, things might be different.No, things would be exactly the same because Afren-Afren is going to pay, Aggie said simply. Cait shook her head. Is this about freedom or revenge?Can't it be both?

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Now settled in Crieff with his wife Annie, Bob Kelty is busy preparing for the Rover Scout Moot, which will see thousands of Rover Scouts from all over the world pitch tents on the Monzie Estate in Perthshire. Murder is the last thing on his mind.

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In 1936 Perth, Robert Kelty runs into an old friend with an urgent request .and winds up at the forefront of another gruesome murder. With twists and turns down every street, follow Bob Kelty in this suspenseful thriller to see whether he can solve the latest who-done-it and find that much needed relief from the trials of life

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An intimate and heart-breaking story, told from the perspective of both partners, Embers delves into the complexities of modern relationships, and confronts the question – does the love that burns the brightest, eventually risk destroying those who it consumes?

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Two dismembered bodies discarded in the borderlands of Scotland, hideously mutilated to avoid identification. Forty-three pieces of rotten flesh and bone wrapped in rags and newspaper. A jigsaw puzzle of decomposing human remains.

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Bodysnatcher centres on the untold story of Helen McDougal, the partner of serial killer William Burke, in a visceral portrayal of love, sacrifice, and human depravity. Written by an author who won the 2019 Allan Lloyd Smith Prize for best edited collection devoted to Gothic Criticism and was shortlisted for both the J.I Segal Award and the Allan Lloyd Smith Memorial Prize, the novel is a product of rigorous archival research with 19th century features from The Scotsman. The narrative subverts the familiar premise of period crime and the working man's struggle by highlighting the experience of working-class women. It also demonstrates the complicated relations between the Irish and Scottish during the period. Thematically, Bodysnatcher explores abusive relationships, religion, and class.

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In the year of 1306, Scotland is in turmoil. Robert the Bruce and the fighting Bishop Wishart's plans for rebellion put the Scottish kingdom at risk, whilst the hostile kingdom of England seems more invincible than ever. But Bishop Wishart has got a final card left to play: four brave Scottish knights set off in search of a mysterious ancient treasure that will bring Scotland to the centre of an international plot, changing both the kingdoms of Europe and the course of history once and for all. In the first of eight novels, L.A. Kristiansen skillfully narrates an epic past filled with historical figures as you've never seen them before. Only History can reveal the fate of those whom the Dragon banner was Raised against.

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The fight for the nation's soul has begun, and nothing will ever be the same...

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A novel faithfully based on a sensational real case in Kincardineshire in 1968 the salacious details of which, with naked parties, sex orgies, drugs, alcohol, fast cars and violence gripped Scotland. The narrative seeks to uncover the truth regarding Sheila’s involvement in her husband’s death. Including flashbacks and new theories,

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Natalie Byron had a happy life in Glasgow. She had a steady job, supportive friends and a loving family. Or at least, she thought she did. The morning after a date, Natalie wakes up inside a strange house, in a strange bed, sleeping next to a man named Jamie who claims he is her boyfriend. Outside the window are rugged cliffs surrounded by endless sea. All her things are here. The clothes in the drawer are hers and so are the bottles of shampoo in the bathroom. But this isn't her life and Jamie certainly isn't her boyfriend. Fearing she's been kidnapped, Natalie flees, but not one person on the island will help her. When everyone around her insists that her life in Glasgow is nothing but a delusion, Natalie begins to doubt her own sanity. But there is one thing Natalie is sure of. She needs to get off this island.

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An engaging tale of ordinary people in an extraordinary time, capturing the growing excitement and fervour of the 2014 Independence Referendum that changed Scotland for ever. Set in Glasgow’s East End, the novel follows ordinary citizens as they explore their identity and wrestle with the hopes and fears that surround the choice they are asked to make. Mary McCabe has written a compelling novel where human drama meets political activism.

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The Bone on the Beach is a contemporary mystery and ghost story that draws from the Celtic legend of Deirdre of the Sorrows. The narrative deftly switches between the story of Deirdre, the young woman whos death in 2002 is shrouded in mystery, and Meghan, a lawyer on sabbatical, who is drawn into the dark and twisted story surrounding the death some fifteen years later. The complex and dynamic Highland community, which seeks to protect its traditions and secrets as it struggles to come to terms with its history, ties the two narrative strands together. Meghan feels tied to, intrigued and haunted by Deirdre – will she be able to lay old ghosts to rest?

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Scotland, 1687. An unforgiving place for women who won't conform. Pregnant and betrayed, eighteen-year-old Jonet takes refuge among an outlawed group of religious dissidents. Here, Widow Helen offers friendship and understanding, but Helen's own beliefs have already seen her imprisoned once. Can she escape the authorities a second time?

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This guide is a companion volume to the Guide to the Geology of Islay, first published in 2015. This new volume contains six excursions on Jura, three on Colonsay and a further four on Islay. The geology of each excursion is explained at an introductory level with maps and photographs.

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Cuddies Strip follows the investigation and trial of a true crime, but it also examines the treatment of women in a male-dominated society. It is an absorbing period piece from 1930s Scotland, but with strong contemporary resonances about the nature and responsiveness of police services and the ingrained misogyny of the criminal justice system.

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In The First of May, Brendan McLaughlin narrates events that harmonised his profound understanding of our discordant world. Penned in a lyrical voice that confirms the depth of his introspective insight, his riveting reflection on his experiences charts a piercing perspective on modern life. Over the course of this specific May Day, Brendan reflects upon his storied life and takes readers on a journey that delves a profound delve into his experiences of life in the real Glasgow, with its intricate social, cultural and political history, with its tragedies, its songs and stories, its political debates, and fights for social justice, its deprivation and struggles for improvement, always with family never far from mind.

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Millennial Munros is the inspirational story of an ordinary bloke, who did something extra-ordinary. He got fit and completed an unprecedented endurance event, in breaking the world record for a continuous self-propelled round of all the Munros, Scotland's 284 mountains over 3000 feet in height.

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When you don't see the world like everyone else does, how can you convince it that you're innocent? George Lovelace has always done everything by the book - a steady job, wife and children, always there for school plays and sports days, never late for an appointment - so why has he felt perpetually out of step with those around him? His sharp, analytical mind only got him so far in his career because he couldn't relate to his workmates. Outside of the office, he never managed to make friends and relations with his wife, Susan, and children, Roz and Melvyn, were strained and unpredictable. Now a widower in his 70s, he stands alone against a world that feels as alien and incomprehensible as ever - where feelings and intuition always seem more important than cold logic. There's a Problem with Dad is a family tragedy that asks what it means to be different. When George is charged with sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl, his inability to communicate with others pushes him, and those around him, to the limit. Through his eyes, the reader is given a privileged view of his thoughts and reasoning and the devastating impact they have on his loved ones. Following Susan's death, George decides to write a book about his great obsession, John Lennon - the 'world's greatest songwriter' - but as the criminal case against him gathers pace, his hero's decline starts to mirror his own, leaving, in his mind, no way back. This pacey yet thoughtful novel is the first to explore how high functioning autism affects people of all ages, and it serves as a reminder that neurodiversity always demands empathy and consideration for voices too often left on the margins.

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A gripping new spy thriller. Readers interested in espionage, crime and Irish history are guaranteed to enjoy this exciting and original book.It follows two Irish spies' journey through Nazi-occupied Europe on a covert mission to provide intelligence on the German war effort. McHugh weaves together themes of secrecy, loyalty and deceit.

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Standing as a collection of stories set across a dystopian future, Saved from the Fire is an anthology for technology and our reliance on it as people. Told through different narrative threads connected by common experiences and events, this collection of tales takes the reader through the development of a future in which tech is both the saviour and the enemy. Beginning with an account of a colonising expedition on the planet Mars, the reader is taken forward in time through a series of stories set from different perspectives, each detailing an aspect of life and survival, showing how society has advanced from the many recognisable aspects of our own present technology led world. Saved from the Fire explores how knowledge as a commodity, and technology that has the ability to become aware of itself, can push society to the brink of both excellence and destruction.

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George Barnsley traces 150 years of police service to Lanarkshire, providing a fitting tribute to all of the uniformed officers who swore an oath to protect their neighbours and their communities. George relates how crimes were solved in Lanarkshire and the surrounding areas from pre-WWI to the 1980s. Written from the perspective of an experienced officer, this collection of reports provides an important insight into crime and policing as it attempts to chronicle the violent attacks to which officers were subjected by aggressive suspects and detail how criminals used their wits to avoid arrest. Featuring crimes from robbery to murder and uncovering tales of criminal families and scorned lovers, the stories reinforce the important of community, which, time and again, comes together to help the police, then and now.

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Newly appointed as Glasgow's first Asian DI, Alok Patel's first assignment is the of the murder of an Asian woman, whose body was discovered in the aftermath of the Mela festival. This novel explores the complicated relationships between Asian people and the city.

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A dead body, a disappearance, and missing pieces of an ancient epic. Judith Fraser’s peaceful Oxford sabbatical quickly takes a sharp turn when she gets entangled in the mysterious murder of a colleague. The Carnelian Tree is a uniquely amusing and page-turning mystery novel set in 2003 on the eve of the Iraq War.

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Clutching at Straws is a tale of crime and the criminal justice system set in the gritty, winter streets of Glasgow. Inspector Frank Dorsey and his partner DC George Mitchell come across a dead body they believe to be linked to the Moffats, one of the biggest crime families in the city. However, as they begin to delve further into the case, not all is as it seems, as the victim was sent a cryptic text message days before their death. What does the message have to do with the case? How are the Moffats involved? And will Inspector Dorsey be able to crack it before another body shows up?

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The O’Donnell family leaves the bogs of rural Ireland for the sooty tenements and shipyard din of industrial Glasgow in 1912. Peggy is the only daughter struggling alongside her brothers and her parents for any employment that will take on an Irish Catholic immigrant.

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Fromthe author of best seller,Ruxton: The First ModernMurder, comes another deep dive into one of the most notoriouscases in Scottish Criminal History. TomWood'sTheWorld's End Murders: The Inside Storyis a new look at awell-known story. Inthis book, Wood offers the detailed analysis only one of the originalinvestigators could give, and reveals how over nearly four decades, detectivesand scientists struggled to deliver justice. Thehorrific killing of two Edinburgh teenagers in October 1977 sparked anationwide manhunt that turned into one of Britain's longest and most famousmurder investigations. Thebook tells the story of two innocent young girls, Helen Scott and ChristineEadie, and of the extraordinary police investigation over almost four decadesthat eventually led to the discovery of links to their deaths with AngusSinclair, one of Scotland's most notorious murderers and sex offenders. Acquitted after a controversial trial in 2007, changes in the law and new,cutting-edge fo

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