The Long Isle 9781036711658 Paperback

A dark Scottish island crime thriller featuring a compelling and brilliant femaledetective, a brutal murder, and a close-knit community where everyone has something to hide.Home is where the lies are buried.On the remote Hebridean island of South Uist, its rugged tranquillity is shattered by a brutal murder on a deserted beach.In desperate need of local knowledge, Uist-born Detective Constable Mairead Maclean is sent to investigate. Long estranged from the island, she is forced back to the place she once called home and to a past she would rather forget.But as Mairead rekindles old friendships and hostilities, she uncovers a network of deception and scandal that could shatter the close-knit community.They have been harbouring more than just long-buried secrets.Someone is watching Maireads every move. They have already killed to keep the past buried, and theyre ready to do it again.The Long Isleis the gripping first novel in a haunting new Scottish crime series, perfect for readers of Peter May and Ann Cleeves, and lovers of atmospheric police procedurals and dark island noir.”Oozing with atmosphere… A proper Tartan Noir.”The Scotsman”Raymond’s series could come to rival Ann Cleeves’Jimmy Perez- the first is that good” Geoffrey Wansell,Daily Mail”A brilliant read, full of atmosphere”Belfast Telegraph”Pacey and gripping” Anne Marie Scanlon,Sunday Irish Independent___________________________________________________________________Praise for Andrew Raymond One of Scotlands best tartan noir authors For fans of Ian Rankins Rebus and JD Kirk-style Scottish crime A cracking twist A nice surprise to find a new author whose writing is so interesting Raymond crafts a hypnotic story with many twists and turns