Scotland Police

St. Andrews, Scotland: Renovation works on the famous Old Course golf course uncovers the remains of a body in a shallow grave—two bullet holes in the skull. DNA confirms the victim as Rab Shepherd, the missing brother of Scotland's late crime patriarch, Jock Shepherd. But Rab pulled out of the family business over twenty years ago, and moved to Australia where he allegedly lived an honest and wealthy life. This body confirms otherwise. Why was Rab killed? And who would risk killing him, knowing he was big Jock's brother?

When a woman's eviscerated body is found on the golf course close to the Fairmont Hotel, DCI Andy Gilchrist and his associate DS Jessie Janes are assigned the investigation. But the post mortem examination uncovers a shocking detail that must be kept from the public. Who could carry out such a brutal murder? And what is the significance of the gruesome trophy? But DNA uncovers links to a murder committed thirty years earlier, and has Gilchrist fearing a killer of old has resurfaced, or worse, a debut serial killer setting out to learn his murderous trade.

The arrest of a Finnish contract killer and the subsequent murder of an Edinburgh reporter seem unconnected—until a ghost from the past appears in the investigation. The horrors of past misdeeds in Northern Ireland, contract killers, military secrets and organised-crime feuds collide on the streets of Edinburgh and the Irish Republic, drawing Detective Grace Macallan into brutal score-settling on Dublin's streets and a life-or-death race against time.

Ex-priest DI Frank Farrell has returned to his roots in Dumfries, only to be landed with a disturbing murder case. Even worse, Farrell knows the victim: Father Boyd, the man who forced him out of the priesthood 18 years earlier. With no leads, Farrell must delve into the old priest’s past, one that is inexorably linked with his own. But his attention is diverted when a pair of twin boys go missing. The Dumfries police force recover one in an abandoned church, unharmed. But where is his brother?

DI Frank Farrell and DS McLeod are tasked with investigating the brutal murder of a defence solicitor’s wife in Dumfries. It’s been over a year since they left the town after an investigation robbed them of a dear friend. But now they’re back and must find a way to move on. When the son of another defence solicitor is murdered, a strange tattoo etched on his body, the case takes them into darker, more disturbing territory.

A 13-year-old boy commits suicide. A 65-year-old man dies of a heart attack. Dan Forrester, ex-MI5 officer, is connected to them both. And when he discovers that his godson and his father have been murdered, he teams up with his old friend, DC Lucy Davies, to find answers....

It is a serendipitous encounter for the hapless DI Greg Byrne when retired sleuth James Munro stumbles upon his crime scene. And perhaps also for Munro himself, who, his protégé Charlie West having firmly snapped his apron strings, needs other lambs to wean. The day is far less auspicious for the victim in the affair, the unfortunate property developer Rebecca Barlow, who has been trussed up like a scarecrow in her yard. Though occurring off DI West’s Ayrshire patch, the investigation will soon intertwine with one of her own.

Forty-five years ago, a young girl went missing. Now, a body is found. The Innocent Dead is the fifteenth book in Lin Anderson's Glasgow-set forensic crime series featuring Rhona MacLeod. 'One of the most satisfying characters in modern crime fiction' – Daily Mail Mary McIntyre's disappearance...

A mother is killed, her unborn child stolen – a depraved killer is stalking Glasgow's streets. The Reborn is the seventh novel in Lin Anderson's forensic crime series featuring Rhona MacLeod. 'One of the most satisfying characters in modern crime fiction' – Daily Mail The body of a pregnant...

A child makes a horrifying discovery – a serial killer is on the loose. Final Cut is the sixth novel in Lin Anderson's Glasgow-set forensic crime series featuring Rhona MacLeod. 'One of the most satisfying characters in modern crime fiction' – Daily Mail A stranger causes Claire's car to...

Efter flera år i Scotland Yards tjänst har kriminalkommissarie John Madden dragit sig tillbaka. Tillsammans med hustrun Helen och deras två barn lever han ett stillsamt liv på landet i det fridfulla Surrey. Men minnena från hans svåraste fall sommaren 1921 då en psykopatisk krigsveteran satte skräck i en hel landsända gör sig fortfarande påminda då och då. När den tolvåriga Alice Bridge försvinner och en omfattande skallgångskedja sätts igång för att hitta henne blir Madden den som bokstavligen snubblar över hennes svårt sargade lik.

Det är sommaren 1921. John Madden vid Scotland Yard tillkallas av polisen i Guildford för att utreda de brutala morden på överste Fletcher och hans familj i Surrey. Den enda som överlevt är femåriga Sophy, men hon är så chockad att hon inte kan frågas ut och tas om hand av familjens läkare, Helen Blackwell. Lokalpolisen vill rubricera morden som inbrottsförsök, men Madden - som själv blivit vittne till många vansinnesdåd under kriget - är övertygad om att de begåtts av en psykopatisk krigsveteran som inte tvekar att slå till igen, och det snart.

London 1985: William Warwick, der aus bestem Hause kommt, ist erfüllt von einem Ziel: In seinem Streben nach Gerechtigkeit möchte er die Karriereleiter des britischen Polizeiapparats bis zum Präsidenten durchlaufen. Mittlerweile ist William zum Drogendezernat versetzt worden und muss erleben, dass die Drogenkriminalität auf Londons Straßen von höchsten Kreisen aus Macht und Politik regiert wird. Gleichzeitig genießt William seine junge Liebe zu Beth, während seine Schwester Helen Karriere als Anwältin macht. Doch bald schon ziehen düstere Schatten auf.

Christmastime in London. When three seemingly unconnected victims are murdered with matching sequential Roman numerals carved into their foreheads, Metropolitan Police Commander Austin Grant finds his answer in one of the last places he'd expect: the Holy Bible. Each of the deaths correspond to a transgression of one of the Ten Commandments, and Grant must find the killer before the remaining Commandments are commemorated with homicides.

When one Edinburgh citizen after another is murdered in the same bloody manner, the newspapers buzz with talk of a serial killer. Smart and capable, but battling disillusionment and loneliness, DS Alice Rice races against time and an implacable killer to solve this series of grisly murders among the professional elite in the city's well-to-do New Town.

When an officer is called to a house, he discovers a chilling and bizarre crime scene. Sitting at a dining room table, as if enjoying their evening meal, he finds the decomposing bodies of an entire family. Each one murdered and posed like mannequins. The only person missing from the disturbing scene is the family maid, Elizabeth. Detective Richard Crombie is assigned the case but after weeks of pressure and no results, he reluctantly requests the help of criminal psychiatrist, Doctor Killam, who once worked with Scotland Yard.

It's easy to kill a man. It's hard to kill a man well. A 29-year-old man lives alone in his Glasgow flat. The telephone rings; a casual conversation, but behind this a job offer. The clues are there if you know to look for them. He is an expert. A loner. Freelance. Another job is another job, but what if this organization wants more? A meeting at a club. An offer. A target: Lewis Winter, a necessary sacrifice that will be only the first step in an all-out war between crime syndicates the likes of which hasn't been seen for decades. It's easy to kill a man.

Inspektor Lestrade hat die Ermittlungen um einen mysteriösen Raub in einem Londoner Juweliergeschäft übernommen. Doch seine Ermittlungen diesbezüglich treten plötzlich in den Hintergrund als eine Leiche im Hyde Park gefunden wird. Inspektor Lestrade erhält daraufhin eine geheimnisvolle Botschaft von einer Informantin. Ihr Hauptbeschuldigter: Ein gewisser Lord Ashford.

Der umstrittene Detective William Oliver Layton-Fawkes, genannt Wolf, ist nach seiner Suspendierung wieder in den Dienst bei der Londoner Polizei zurückgekehrt. Wolf ist einer der besten Mordermittler weit und breit. Er dachte eigentlich, er hätte schon alles gesehen. Bis er zu einem grausigen Fund gerufen wird. Sechs Körperteile von sechs Opfern sind zusammengenäht zu einer Art Lumpenpuppe, einer "Ragdoll".

London wird von einer unheimlichen Diebesserie heimgesucht. Die Opfer sind natürlich die Wohlhabendsten der Londoner Bürger. Doch es wird kein Geld gestohlen. Die Diebe haben es auf mystische Artefakte und geheimnisvolle Medaillons abgesehen. Inspektor Lestrade von Scotland Yard leitet die Ermittlungen. Es erreicht ihn ein Brief von Lord Henry Blackwood, indem Blackwood Lestrade um Hilfe bittet. Lestrade gerät mit seinen Nachforschungen ins Stocken, woraufhin er Sherlock Holmes um einen kleinen Tipp bittet.