DARK SKY is a YA/NA novel, a new addition to the tartan noir genre, set in Lochinver in the North-West Highlands of Scotland. In January 2013 the area adjacent to Loch Assynt in Sutherland was designated a Dark Sky Discovery Site. Low levels of light pollution, a clean atmosphere and an absence of trees or buildings to obstruct the view combined to make this corner of Scotland ideal for observing the night sky. They also made it a perfect place to get away with murder. 21-year-old MATT is under pressure. Two of his pals owe a local drug supplier more than 5,000. SLIPPY doesn't do sale or...

Tartan Noir for a New Generation. When seventeen-year-old AMY METCALF's best friend is murdered Amy's world changes overnight. The tiny fishing village of Lochinver is no longer the safe haven of their childhood. While her on-off boyfriend, MATT NEILSON, is in prison Amy is forced to rebuild her life. Matt has adapted well to his new surroundings and when he falls in with a bad crowd Amy finds herself becoming increasingly isolated. A face from their past declares war and Amy is forced to accept an offer of support from an unlikely source. But when this new relationship develops into...

Eighteen-year-old Amy Metcalf has made a new start. Life in Aberdeen is good. But when a Polish girl is found dead in one of the city's hotels secrets from Amy's past return to haunt her. The one-man war waged in WHITE SHORE has intensified as three characters return to Lochinver from overseas. Each of them has an agenda. Each is set on revenge. Amy and her troubled ex-boyfriend, Matt Neilson, are caught up in the maelstrom - their lives and their turbulent relationship once more put at risk. But this time they discover friends can often come disguised as enemies. And giving up on friendship...