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Forensic Scientist Rhona MacLeod is called in to investigate when a badly burned body is found in a skip.

The gripping new forensic thriller from Lin Anderson, author of DARK FLIGHT.

A young photographer's disappearance at an abandoned Glasgow cinema prompts forensic scientist Rhona MacLeod to investigate. As she delves into the mystery, Rhona uncovers hidden secrets tied to the cinema's past, leading her on a suspenseful journey through the dark corners of the city and the complexities of human nature. The narrative intertwines themes of loss, obsession, and the quest for truth, showcasing Rhona's skills and determination in solving the case.

Campers are disappearing from the west coast of Scotland, chilling tokens left in their place. As the Glasgow police department threatens to fall apart, forensic scientist Rhona MacLeod has a brutal killer to trace.

Chilling forensic crime from the author of EASY KILL and DARK FLIGHT.

When three bodies are found on a wrecked ship in the Orkney Isles, forensic scientist Rhona MacLeod is brought in to investigate.

When a movie star goes missing while filming their latest blockbuster in Glasgow, Rhona MacLeod and the team must investigate.

Murder, mutilation and ritual sacrifice in the breakout book from Lin Anderson.

Forensic scientist Rhona MacLeod digs up secrets from the past in the fifteenth novel in Lin Anderson's forensic crime series.

The ninth novel in the Rhona MacLeod series--like CSI Glasgow When Amy MacKenzie agrees to attend a meeting at a local spiritualist church, the last person she expects to hear calling to her from beyond the grave is her son--the son whom she'd only spoken to an hour before. Then the body of a young man is found inside a neolithic stone circle high above the city of Glasgow and forensic scientist Rhona MacLeod is soon on the case. The hands have been severed and there is a stone in the victim's mouth with the number five scratched on it. DI Michael McNab is certain it's a gangland murder, but Rhona isn't convinced. When a second body is found in similar circumstances, a pattern begins to emerge, of a killer intent on masterminding a gruesome Druidic game that everyone will be forced to play.

Forensic scientist Rhona MacLeod finds herself the victim of a terrifying stalker in the thirteenth novel in Lin Anderson's forensic crime series.

Follow the Dead is a suspenseful forensic thriller, the twelfth in the Rhona MacLeod series by Lin Anderson.

If you are reading this, then I am dead. The Special Dead is a suspenseful forensic thriller, the tenth in the Rhona MacLeod series by Lin Anderson.

Time for the Dead is a gripping crime novel by Lin Anderson and sees forensic scientist Rhona MacLeod discover that a terrifying war is unfolding on Scotland's Isle of Skye. When forensic scientist Rhona MacLeod returns to her roots on Scotland's Isle of Skye, a chance encounter in the woods behind a nearby activities centre leads her to what seems to be a crime scene, but without a victim. Could this be linked to a group of army medics, who visited the centre while on leave from Afghanistan and can no longer be located on the island? Enlisting the help of local tracker dog Blaze, Rhona starts searching for a connection. Two days later a body is found at the base of the famous cliff known as Kilt Rock, face and identity obliterated by the fall, which leads Rhona to suspect the missing medics may be on the island for reasons other than relaxation. Furthermore, elements of the case suggests a link with an ongoing operation in Glasgow, which draws DS Michael McNab into the investigation. As the island's unforgiving conditions close in, Rhona must find out what really happened to the group in Afghanistan, as the consequences may be being played out in brutal killings on Skye . . .

Crime fiction inspired by Scotland's iconic buildings: in Bloody Scotland twelve of Scotland's best crime writers use the sinister side of the country's built heritage in stories that are by turns gripping, chilling and redemptive.

None but the Dead is a suspenseful forensic thriller, the eleventh in the Rhona MacLeod series by Lin Anderson.

When art student Jude Evans disappears during a visit to a derelict cinema, her friend Liam seeks help from his birth mother, forensic scientist Dr. Rhona MacLeod. As they investigate other cinemas for clues, Rhona confronts a shocking secret and a figure from her past that has returned.

A hen night in Glasgow ends tragically with the bride-to-be found dead. Dr. Rhona MacLeod and her team investigate, uncovering a dark world of sex trafficking and impending violence as they piece together the evidence.

" The left foot had been severed from the leg ten centimetres below the patella. Both fibula and tibia bones were divided at the same place. All the toes were intact, although the nails had disintegrated or been eaten off during the foot's time in the water." Dr Rhona Macleod travels north to investigate a grisly discovery - a severed foot, caught in a fishing net off the Isle of Skye. Where is the rest of the body, and who is the dead man? What links him to a sinister secret society in America? And why is the Ministry of Defence so keen to shut down the case? Rhona's investigations embroil her in an international conspiracy from which she will be lucky to escape unharmed..

When a young homeless girl dies in the latest of a string of arson attacks, Dr Rhona Macleod is called in. But here in Edinburgh she is off her patch - the Chief Fire Investigator is hot-tempered misogynist Severino Macrae, and he doesn't like to lose face. As the attacks escalate, will their growing chemistry distract them from the murderous arsonist who seems to be infiltrating their personal lives as well as their work?

The first novel in Lin Anderson's series featuring forensic scientist Rhona MacLeod.

"Devastated by a recent pandemic brought in by outsiders, the villagers of Blackrig in the Scottish Highlands are outraged when they find that the nearby estate plans to reopen its luxury 'party house' to tourists. As animosity sparks amongst the locals, part of the property is damaged and, in the ensuing chaos, the body of a young girl is found in the wreck. Seventeen-year-old Ailsa Cummings went missing five years ago, never to be seen again - until now. The excavation of Ailsa's remains ignites old suspicions cast on the men of this small community, including Greg, the estate's gamekeeper. At the beginning of a burgeoning relationship with a new lover, Joanne, Greg is loath to discuss old wounds. Frightened by Greg's reaction to the missing girl's discovery, Joanne begins to doubt how well she knows this new man in her life. Then again, he's not the only one with secrets in their volatile relationship . . ."--Publisher