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Paddy Meehan Series

This gripping series chronicles the life of a tenacious journalist navigating the dynamic landscape of the Scottish press. Set against the backdrop of the turbulent eighties and nineties, the narrative follows her journey through a world of crime, scandal, and the relentless pursuit of truth. Each installment delves deeper into her personal and professional evolution, charting her rise within the newspaper industry. It's a compelling portrait of ambition, resilience, and the ethical challenges faced in the high-stakes world of investigative reporting.

Slip of the Knife
The dead hour
The Field of Blood

Recommended Reading Order

  1. 1

    The Field of Blood

    • 360 pages
    • 13 hours of reading
    3.7(42)Add rating

    Sticks and stones will break your bones...A powerfully gripping thriller from 'one of the most exciting writers to have emerged in Britain for years' Ian Rankin. In Glasgow, a child goes missing, taken from the front garden of his home - and the investigation leads the police to the doors of two young boys. Paddy Meehan has just started her new job working for a local newspaper, where she dreams of becoming an investigative journalist. She starts looking into the case of the missing child but, unlike everyone else, does not believe the boys acted on their own. Convinced there is more to it than this, she begins to ask some very awkward questions. But Paddy's investigation has repercussions she never anticipated. Shunned by those closest to her, she finds herself dangerously alone...

    The Field of Blood
  2. 2

    The dead hour

    • 459 pages
    • 17 hours of reading
    4.1(12)Add rating

    In the brilliant sequel to "Field of Blood, " reporter Paddy Meehan is riding high on the success of solving the Brian Wilcox case. Then she meets a mysterious blonde who later turns up dead. Paddy Meehan is thrilled with her new job: working the police beat at the newspaper. Responding to a late night call, she arrives at an elegant villa, where a calm blonde woman with blood on her mouth answers the door. The woman has already convinced the police to leave, and soon Paddy realizes how: she slips fifty dollars into Paddy's hand and begs her to keep the incident-whatever it is-out of the press. The next morning, Paddy sees the lead news story: The woman has been murdered. Soon after, the body of a suicide is pulled from the river. Was the blonde more than just a spoiled trophy wife? Are the two deaths related? In pursuit of answers, Paddy is drawn into a web of violence and greed.

    The dead hour
  3. 3

    Slip of the Knife

    4.0(20)Add rating

    Paddy Meehan is no stranger to murder--as a reporter she lives at crime scenes--but nothing has prepared her for this visit from the police. Her former boyfriend and fellow journalist Terry Hewitt has been found hooded and shot through the head. Paddy knows she will be of little help--she had not seen Terry in more than six months. So she is bewildered to learn that in his will he has left her his house and several suitcases full of notes. Drawn into a maze of secrets and lies, Paddy begins making connections to Terry's murder that no one else has seen, and soon finds herself trapped in the most important--and dangerous--story of her career.

    Slip of the Knife