You get away with murder.In a remote sea loch on the west coast of Scotland, a fisherman vanishes without trace. His remains are never found.

You make people disappear.A young man jumps from a bridge in Glasgow and falls to his death in the water below. DS Max Craigie uncovers evidence that links both victims. But if he can’t find out what cost them their lives, it won’t be long before more bodies turn up at the morgue…

You come back for revenge.Soon cracks start to appear in the investigation, and Max’s past hurtles back to haunt him. When his loved ones are threatened, he faces a terrifying choice: let the only man he ever feared walk free, or watch his closest friend die…

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2022 McILVANNEY PRIZE FOR SCOTTISH CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR! Max, Janie and Ross return in the second gripping novel in this explosive Scottish crime series.

Line of Duty on steroids…John Barlow‘ It just never lets up!’

grabs you from page one and doesn’t let go.The Blood TideKate London‘ Be warned: don’t sit down planning to read only a few pages!’

Neil Lancaster just gets better and better’ Marion Todd‘Tightly plotted, tense and thrilling.

A rugged tale from a writer who’s done this chilling stuff for real’ Paul Finch‘You can’t beat the voice of experience…

The pages practically turn themselves…’ John Sutherland‘A rattlingly good read.

An absolutely thrilling read from a brand-new star of Tartan Noir.Cass Green‘ Superb.’

Authentic to a tee.Characters that leap of all the page-turny pages.’ Imran Mahmood‘ A story to die for.

it kept me guessing until the very end’ Michelle Davies‘What a gripping page-turner –

‘I’ve been hooked on this for a few days.Chris McDonaldIt has it all: action, humour, tightly plotted with the most satisfying of endings!’

‘Think Jack Reacher fronting Ian RankinLine of Duty’ Readers LOVEThe Blood Tide