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Playing with Dolls
An attention-hungry killer.
A deadly game of cat and mouse.
A di at the end of his tether
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The award-nominated organised crime thriller that introduces the Strathburgh crime universe
‘One of the best reads I have had in a long time (and I read A LOT)’
‘I’m not normally a fan of crime fiction, but Back From The Dead may have converted me.’
Finding a dead body in his bed is bad enough. But when the plumber pulls out a gun, it turns out to be the least of Bertie Haig’s problems.
As Bertie is dragged into a gang war he had nothing to do with, mercurial enforcer Al Edwards is forced to betray his bosses, while DI Kris Hendrie struggles to contain the escalating violence.
Darkly funny, fast-paced, and packed with bad decisions, Back From The Dead is a Scottish organised crime thriller where old scores are settled, alliances crack, and someone is using the chaos to exact revenge.
The first DI Brian Brandon murder thriller
‘A spellbinding book with characters and a story that I could really care about.’
‘Especially towards the end, I just couldn't put this down.’
Who stabbed cybersecurity consultant Ray Higgins to death in his own living room?
Was it his long-suffering wife, or one of the powerful people he’d been blackmailing?
The deeper DI Brian Brandon digs, the further he's drawn into a web of corruption, betrayal, and a revenge plot the killer will do anything to keep on track.
Plagued by memories of a harrowing incident on the job and drinking too much to keep them at bay, Brian’s grip is slipping just as the case becomes personal.
Can he expose the killer before he loses what little control he has left?
The second DI Brian Brandon murder thriller
‘Fast-paced and gripping! DI Brandon is a relatable, flawed detective that you can’t help but root for’
‘I couldn’t stop turning pages.’
Carl Wiley is dead, his body burned beyond recognition during a charity rave on a tidal island.
His best pal Gaz is the obvious suspect. But Carl was a serial cheat with no shortage of enemies, and Gaz is the kind of stubbornly loyal bloke who doesn't realise he's in too deep until it's far too late.
Newly sober and working hard to turn his life around, DI Brian Brandon is more clear-headed than he's been in years.
But as the tide recedes, revealing Carl’s secrets, Brian realises the killer mapped out every detail, including how to turn the investigation against him.
The third DI Brian Brandon murder thriller
‘The Dollmaker is a chillingly creative villain’
‘Grabbed my attention from the very start and kept me guessing until the very end.’
An attention-hungry killer. A deadly game of cat and mouse. A DI at the end of his tether.
The photo pinned to the Major Investigations Team's whiteboard shows a Victorian doll sitting beneath a sycamore tree in one of Strathburgh's busiest parks.
But a closer look reveals it's a dead woman, dressed up and posed for an audience to admire.
Still reeling from the fallout of a botched arrest and battling a true-crime blogger who twists every misstep into public entertainment, DI Brian Brandon is under mounting pressure to catch the killer before he strikes again.
But when he gets too close to the truth, the killer makes it personal, forcing Brian to risk what little he has left in a race to stop him before it's too late.
Hello ‘Ello ‘Ello
Growing up, most of my mates spent their free time playing Sensible Soccer on Amiga (IYKYK), kicking a ball around, or watching inappropriately violent Japanese cartoons on telly.
Me? In between 'tattooing' my arms with a green Stabilo pen and air-guitaring on broomsticks, I was copying out Enid Blyton stories by hand. For fun.
By age 12, I'd graduated to writing my own stuff. But, several short stories and a terrible novel later, life got in the way.
I worked as an English teacher, an insurance claims adjuster, a solicitor, a bartender, and a copywriter. On the eve of my fortieth birthday, I began what would become my first book Back From The Dead, and I haven't stopped since.
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