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The Davie McCall series returns in Devil's Knock.

Davie McCall is tired. Tired of violence, tired of the Life. In the final instalment in the Davie McCall series old friends clash and long buried secrets are unearthed as McCall investigates a brutal five-year-old crime. Davie wants out, but the underbelly of Glasgow is all he has ever known.

PRAISE for Blood CityThe city's dark underbelly complete with knives, razors, guns and gangs... DAILY MAILYou follow the plot like an eager dog, nose turning this way and that, not catching every single clue but quivering as you lunge towards a blood-splattered denouement.

The fifth book in Douglas Skelton's critically acclaimed Rebecca Connolly series. Set in Rannoch, Perthshire, Children of the Mist sees reporter Rebecca on the trail of a story that proves blood may be thicker than water but can still be easily spilled.

Set against the backdrop of London in 1718, the story unfolds with the gruesome discovery of a slaughtered family in a rundown area, igniting a fierce turf war among rival gangs. Driven by a sense of duty, investigator Jonas Flynt delves into the dark underbelly of the city, uncovering secrets and rivalries that threaten to engulf him. The narrative explores themes of survival, loyalty, and the harsh realities of life in a city plagued by crime and desperation.

London, 1716. Revenge is a dish best served ice-cold... 'An immersive, action-packed thriller with intrigue in the air and threats around every corner' The Herald 'Great fun ... the language is colourful and the action never stops' Laura Shepherd-Robinson The city is caught in the vice-like grip of a savage winter. Even the Thames has frozen over. But for Jonas Flynt - thief, gambler, killer - the chilling elements are the least of his worries... Justice Geoffrey Dumont has been found dead at the base of St Paul's cathedral, and a young male sex-worker, Sam Yates, has been taken into custody for the murder. Yates denies all charges, claiming he had received a message to meet the judge at the exact time of death. The young man is a friend of courtesan Belle St Clair, and she asks Flynt to investigate. As Sam endures the horrors of Newgate prison, they must do everything in their power to uncover the truth and save an innocent life, before the bodies begin to pile up. But time is running out. And the gallows are beckoning... A totally enrapturing portrayal of eighteenth-century London, and a rapier-like crime thriller, perfect for fans of Laura Shepherd-Robinson, Antonia Hodgson and Ambrose Parry.

Book three in the Rebecca Connolly Thrillers - set against the stunning backdrop of the Scottish Highlands, A Rattle of Bones is a tale of injustice and mystery, and the echo of the past in the present.

Thief Jonas Flynt follows the trail of a missing lawyer to a quiet village in the north of England, but dark forces are at play, and an assassin stalks him.

Davie McCall has a troubled past. Under the guidance of Glasgow's Godfather, Joe the Tailor, he hopes to rid himself of the demons that fuelled his father's murderous rage.

Alice Larkin, the headstrong child of a millionaire and former news reporter, has a story to tell, the story of a sixty year old murder. When Rebecca Connelly throws herself into investigating the story, she soon comes face to face with an old adversary and unearths a troubling secret about her own family.

Fourth book in the Rebecca Connolly thriller series. Something scared Nuala Flaherty to death. When her body is found in the centre of a pentagram on a lonely moor, Rebecca is determined to find out what. Was she killed by supernatural means, or is there a more down-to-earth explanation?

"1715. A tale of two cities, and the man caught between them... The Kingdom is riddled with a rumour. The late Queen Anne supposedly left a secret will promising the nation to her half-brother James - the man the Jacobites call the King Over the Water. With George I now settled on the throne, this document could prove devastating. Enter Jonas Flynt. Gambler. Thief. Killer. Man of honour. A reluctant member of the Company of Rogues, a shady intelligence group run by the ruthless Colonel Charters, Flynt is ordered to recover the document, using any means necessary. But he is not the only one on the hunt... The trail takes him from London's dangerous streets to the dark Edinburgh of his childhood, where Flynt is soon embroiled in a long overdue family reunion, a jail break and a brutal street riot. Come what may he must uncover the truth, about the crown... and about his own past..."--Publisher

When reporter Rebecca Connolly is told of Roddie Drummond's return to the island of Stoirm she senses a story. Fifteen years before he was charged with the murder of his lover, Mhairi. When he was found Not Proven, Roddie left the island and no one, apart from his sister, knew where he was or what he was doing.Now he has returned for his mother's funeral - and it will spark an explosion of hatred, bitterness and violence.Defying her editor's wishes, Rebecca joins forces with local photographer Chazz Wymark to dig into the secrets surrounding Mhairi's death, and her mysterious last words of Thunder Bay, the secluded spot on the west coast of the island where, according to local lore, the souls of the dead set off into the after life.When another murder takes place, and the severe weather that gives the island its name hits, she is ideally placed to uncover the truth about what happened that night fifteen years before.

"When the body of a man in eighteenth-century Highland dress is discovered on the site of the Battle of Culloden, journalist Rebecca Connolly takes up the story for the Chronicle.Meanwhile, a film being made about the '45 Rebellion has enraged the right-wing group Spirit of the Gael which is connected to a shadowy group called Black Dawn linked to death threats and fake anthrax deliveries to Downing Street and Holyrood. When a second body - this time in the Redcoat uniform of the government army - is found in Inverness,Rebecca finds herself drawn ever deeper into the mystery. Are the murders connected to politics, a local gang war or something else entirely?"--Publisher description.

Eine aufstrebende Reporterin, ein ungeklärter Mordfall und eine schottische Insel voller Geheimnisse Als die junge Journalistin Rebecca Connolly von Roddie Drummonds Rückkehr auf die Insel Stoirm erfährt, wittert sie eine Geschichte: Fünfzehn Jahre sind vergangen, seitdem Drummond wegen des Mordes an seiner Geliebten unter Anklage stand. Aufgrund mangelnder Beweise endete das Verfahren damals mit einem Freispruch. Roddie verließ die eingeschworene Inselgemeinschaft und verschwand. Nun kehrt er für die Beerdigung seiner Mutter zurück – und reißt damit alte Wunden wieder auf. Rebecca schließt sich mit einem befreundeten Fotografen zusammen, um dem Geheimnis des ungeklärten Mordfalls auf den Grund zu gehen. Die mysteriösen letzten Worte der Verstorbenen führen sie nach Thunder Bay, ein abgelegener Ort an der Westküste der Insel, an dem sich den Überlieferungen nach die Seelen der Toten zur Überfahrt ins Jenseits versammeln. Doch ihre Nachforschungen bleiben nicht unbemerkt, und schon bald bringt sich Rebecca damit selbst in Gefahr … Die Rebecca-Connolly-Reihe: Band 1: Die Toten von Thunder Bay Band 2: Das Grab in den Highlands Band 3: Das Unrecht von Inverness Alle Bände sind eigenständige Fälle und können unabhängig voneinander gelesen werden.

Auf dem historischen Schlachtfeld von Culloden wird eine Leiche gefunden, in der Kluft eines Highlanders und von einem Schwert durchbohrt. Zur selben Zeit befindet sich die nahegelegene Stadt Inverness in Aufruhr: Die Bewohner protestieren gegen den Zuzug eines Sexualstraftäters. An vorderster Front stehen die Burkes, eine Familie mit zweifelhaftem Ruf, doch die Kontrolle über den wütenden Mob geht ihnen mehr und mehr an einen gefährlichen Rechtspopulisten verloren. Rebecca Connolly findet sich inmitten der Geschehnisse wieder: Bei der Aufklärung des Mordfalls arbeitet sie eng mit DCI Valerie Roach zusammen, während ihre Berichterstattung über die Proteste die Aufmerksamkeit der Familie Burke auf sich zieht. Als eine zweite Leiche in einer Redcoat-Uniform auftaucht, wird die Arbeit für Rebecca immer gefährlicher – und sie muss lernen, dass nicht alle Wunden der Vergangenheit wieder verheilen … Die Rebecca-Connolly-Reihe: Band 1: Die Toten von Thunder Bay Band 2: Das Grab in den Highlands Band 3: Das Unrecht von Inverness Alle Bände sind eigenständige Fälle und können unabhängig voneinander gelesen werden.