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Catriona McPherson

    This author delves into the intricacies of the human psyche and interpersonal relationships through compelling narrative. Her stylistic dexterity and keen insight into character motivations make her works unforgettable. With a delicate balance of suspense and introspection, she draws readers into worlds that are both disturbingly familiar and fascinatingly alien. Her prose is a testament to the power of storytelling and literature's capacity to mirror the complexities of our existence.

    Dandy Gilver and a Spot of Toil and Trouble
    Dandy Gilver and The Reek of Red Herrings
    Dandy Gilver and an Unsuitable Day for a Murder
    Dandy Gilver and the Unpleasantness in the Ballroom
    Bury her deep
    House. Tree. Person.: A Novel of Suspense
    • 2024

      Will the truth pull them under? A twisty, gripping mystery from a multi-award-winning master of suspense that you won't be able to put down . . . Tabitha Muir returns to her childhood home in the remote hills of Hiskith in Scotland after twenty years away. She's lost her job, her house, and custody of her son after a divorce, and thinks this must be rock bottom - but worse is to come. An unplanned explosion at the dam on the loch and the suspicious death of her beloved cousin Davey force Tabitha to confront her past demons. Is Davey's death just another dark episode in the Muir family's scandalous history? As Davey's closest friends, Gordo and Barrett, help Tabitha try to answer the many questions around Davey's demise, Tabitha discovers that nothing she thought she knew about herself and those around her is true . . . The trio are about to bring Hiskith's darkest secrets to the surface, but will the truth destroy them?

      Deep Beneath Us
    • 2024

      The new Dandy Gilver mystery novel, full of whip-smart crime, clever twists and Catriona McPherson's signature wit.

      The Witching Hour
    • 2023

      The Last Ditch crew travel from California to an idyllic Scottish village for the holidays, but something very unmerry is lurking below the surface...The news that a man disappeared from the crumbling pile sixty years ago, along with an unsettling discovery in the bricked-up basement, means that Todd, Kathi and Lexy must solve another murder.

      Hop Scot
    • 2022

      In Place of Fear

      • 352 pages
      • 13 hours of reading
      3.6(190)Add rating

      As the NHS is born, a killer stalks the streets of Edinburgh ... A brilliant new standalone crime novel from acclaimed novelist Catriona McPherson, author of the Dandy Gilver series.

      In Place of Fear
    • 2022

      The residents of the Last Ditch Motel are celebrating Thanksgiving and the arrival of a baby girl. But as one life enters the Ditch, another leaves it. Menzies Lassiter only just checked in, but instantly checked out. By being shot dead. And counsellor Lexy Campbell appears to be the only one with the means, opportunity and motive to kill him.

      Scot in a Trap
    • 2021

      The Mirror Dance

      • 288 pages
      • 11 hours of reading
      3.8(24)Add rating

      A delightful Dandy Gilver mystery by Catriona McPherson, set in 1930s Scotland. For fans of PG Wodehouse, Dorothy L Sayers and Agatha Christie.

      The Mirror Dance
    • 2021

      When shy, lonely Ivy meets a woman who claims to be her long-lost sister, she knows it's too good to be true. She decides to trust Kate anyway. She wants a family. She wants someone to love. She's making a mistake. Ivy enters Kate's Scottish fairytale cottage . . . and she doesn't come out. She's the first to go missing. She won't be the last.

      A Gingerbread House
    • 2021

      As the pandemic hits the residents of The Last Ditch Motel put Operation Cocker into action: create a safe community with a select few offered rooms as a safe haven. When ambiguous, threatening signs appear then a gruesome discovery is made, their attempt to form a safe space fails. But is it an outsider responsible, or someone inside?

      Scot Mist
    • 2020

      Lexy Campbell is begged by her ex-husband to find his wife, Brandee, who has disappeared. As Lexy begins her investigation, Bran finds one of Brandee's false nails along with a ransom note. The note has the same message as was found where the statue of local legend Mama Cuento was stolen. Are the two cases linked or is a copycat on the loose?

      Scot on the Rocks
    • 2019

      Strangers at the Gate

      • 368 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      "Finnie Doyle and Paddy Lamb are leaving city life in Edinburgh behind them and moving to the little town of Simmerton. Paddy's been made partner at the law firm in town, and Finnie has snagged a job as a church deacon. Their rented cottage is quaint; their new colleagues are charming, and they can't believe their luck. But only days after moving into the gate house, Finnie begins to have doubts. She keeps hearing strange sounds, and the thicket of trees make her feel claustrophobic rather than safe. When they witness the bloody aftermath of a brutal murder, it changes everything. They've each been keeping secrets about their pasts. And they both know their precious new start won't survive a scandal. Together, for the best of reasons, they make the worst decision of their lives. And that's only the beginning. The deep, deep valley where Simmerton sits is unlike anywhere Finnie and Paddy have been before. They are not the only ones hiding in its shadow and very soon they've lost control of the game they decided to play.."--Publisher description

      Strangers at the Gate