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The High Island

by Lin Anderson

A new island-set case for DI Erling Flett

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    Praise from My Weekly

    The publication describes the book as an atmospheric and gripping read.

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A new island-set case for DI Erling Flett

On the Isle of Hoy, the discovery of a young mother and baby’s remains interrupts plans for a wealthy couple’s eco-home and draws DI Erling Flett into a search for their identities. The investigation brings him back to Orkney, a place he once left, where the community’s resistance and his own troubled past complicate the case. A family feud over the land gives the mystery a local history, while the premise connects the investigation to Flett’s personal ties to the islands. The High Island introduces a new police-procedural series from Lin Anderson, separate from her Rhona MacLeod books.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers of police procedurals centred on an investigation and its lead detective.
  • Readers interested in mysteries rooted in island communities and local history.
  • Readers familiar with Lin Anderson’s Rhona MacLeod series who want to try a new series.

Themes

Unidentified remainsCommunity and local historyFamily feudA detective’s past

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Book overview

'Lin Anderson is one of Scotland's national treasures' - Stuart MacBride, Sunday Times bestselling author of the Logan McRae series

'The start of a very special new series' - Deon Meyer, international bestselling author of the Benny Griessel series

When everyone knows your name, every case is personal . . .

Meet DI Erling Flett in The High Island, the heart-racing crime thriller that you won't be able to put down. From Lin Anderson, author of the acclaimed Rhona MacLeod series.

On the rugged Isle of Hoy, a wealthy couple's dream of building a stunning eco-home becomes a waking nightmare when the peat yields a grisly secret: the remains of a young mother and her baby.

For DI Erling Flett, the discovery is a personal haunting. He spent years running from Orkney, only to be pulled back to the islands he once fled. As he fights to identify the nameless dead, the community pushes back - and his own troubled history begins to surface.

At the heart of the mystery lies a lethal family feud over blood-soaked soil. Can Flett finally face the ghosts of his past? Or will the island claim its next victim before the truth is told?

Introducing the DI Erling Flett series, a gripping Tartan-Noir offshoot of Lin Anderson's acclaimed Rhona MacLeod series. Perfect for fans of Val McDermid and Elly Griffiths.

Praise for The High Island

'Lin Anderson has worked her particular magic once more' - Alexander McCall Smith, bestselling author of the No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency series

'Atmospheric, compulsive and utterly gripping. Anderson is on fire' - Helen Fields, bestselling author of the DCI Callanach series

'A thriller as smooth and distinct as a fine single malt' - Simon Toyne, bestselling author of Dark Objects

'I was gripped from the very first page, and can't wait for the next instalment'- Alison Belsham, bestselling author of the Detective Lexi Bennett series

'The story is wonderful, and the characters have so much about them. Thoroughly recommend! - G.D. Wright, author of After the Storm

'For everyone missing Dr Rhona MacLeod, enter DI Erling Flett. A stunning start to what will undoubtedly be a superb series' - Frances Crawford, author of A Bad, Bad Place

'An atmospheric and gripping read . . . I'm already looking forward to what comes next in the new series' - My Weekly

'A certified page-turner' - Publisher's Weekly

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