The Book of Skulls by David Hutcheson (16 April 2020).
A Victorian tale of gender-bending, hidden identity, obsession and gruesome murder, set in Edinburgh in 1875.
Liz Moliette is one of only two female students at the Edinburgh Medical School. In dire
need of funds, Liz becomes assistant to gruff lecturer and police surgeon Dr Florian Blyth. When a series of grisly murders take
place the doctor and Liz help Inspector Macleod in his investigation. The search for the killer comes dangerously close
to Liz as she uncovers her own family secrets.
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The Danger of Life by Ken Lussey (10 May 2019).
It is late 1942. Group Captain Robert Sutherland's first week in charge of Military Intelligence 11's operations in Scotland is not going smoothly.
An investigation into a murder at the Commando Basic Training Centre in the Highlands take an even darker turn that draws Bob in personally. He is also trying
to discover who was behind an attempt to steal an advanced reconnaissance aircraft; and then Monique Dubois in MI5 asks for his help with an operation
of hers in Glasgow that has gone badly wrong.
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Scotland Revealed by Shahbaz Majeed (15 April 2020).
Scotland boasts a huge variety of landscapes, from spectacular mountain and moorland scenery, beautiful lochs, remote islands and wonderful
coastline, to its cultural heritage stretching back through the centuries, its unspoilt towns and villages, through the impact of the industrial
revolution to its dynamic cities of today. In Scotland Revealed, photographer Shahbaz Majeed has captured the huge variety of scenery, natural
and man-made, that makes Scotland special.
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Anna by Laura Guthrie (25 June 2020).
Every cloud has a silver lining... doesn’t it? Anna is thirteen years old, lives in London with her father, and has Asperger’s syndrome.
When her father dies, she moves to Scotland to live with her estranged, reclusive mother. With little support to help her fit in, she
must use every coping strategy her father taught her - especially her ‘Happy Game’ - as she tries to connect with her mother, discover
her past, and deal with the challenges of being thrown into a brand new life along the way.
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The Lost Lights of St Kilda by Elisabeth Gifford (5 March 2020).
1927: When Fred Lawson takes a summer job on St Kilda, little does he realise that he has joined the last community to ever live on
that beautiful, isolated island. During the smmer he falls in love with island woman Chrissie. 1940: Fred has been captured behind
enemy lines in France and finds himself in a prisoner-of-war camp. When Fred makes his daring escape, prompting a desperate journey
across occupied territory, he is sustained by one thought only: finding his way back to Chrissie.
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The Blood is Still by Douglas Skelton (5 March 2020).
When the body of a man in eighteenth-century Highland dress is discovered on the site of the Battle of Culloden, journalist Rebecca
Connolly takes up the story for the Chronicle. Meanwhile, a film being made about the '45 Rebellion has enraged a right-wing group
linked to death threats. When a second body - this time in the Redcoat uniform of the government army - is found in Inverness, Rebecca
finds herself drawn ever deeper. Are the murders connected to politics, a local gang war or something else entirely?
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Skye's Cuillin Ridge Traverse: Strategies, advice, detailed topo booklet and 10 classic scrambles by Adrian Trendall (19 March 2020).
This two-volume guidebook provides detailed coverage of the iconic Cuillin Ridge, a 12km traverse on the Isle of Skye. Both volumes feature
official Harvey mapping. The first volume provides notes on training, gear and logistics, alongside 10 classic scrambles that can be used as
practice routes. The second volume focuses on the traverse itself and is the perfect booklet to carry while doing it.
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Whirligig by Andrew James Greig (26 March 2020).
Just outside a sleepy Highland town, a gamekeeper is found hanging lifeless from a tree. The local police investigate an
apparent suicide, only to find he's been snared as efficiently as the rabbit suspended beside him. As the body count rises,
the desperate hunt is on to find the murderer. But the town doesn't give up its secrets easily, and who makes the intricate
clockwork mechanisms carved from bone and wood found at each crime? Whirligig is a tartan noir like no other; an expose of
the corruption pervading a small Highland community.
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What We Did in the Dark by Ajay Close (13 February 2020).
"I made what may be called a rash and foolish marriage to a man I scarcely knew. In reality... it was a desparately rational act."
1904: Cathie longs for adventure.
A whirlwind romance with soldier and artist Herbert Jackson offers this and more, but Herbert is violently jealous
and she is soon fighting for her freedom - and her life. A fictionalised account of Catherine Carswell's first marriage,
What We Did in the Dark is a compelling portrait of a trail-blazing writer.
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Murder at the Music Factory by Lesley Kelly (23 April 2020).
The Health Enforcement Team is struggling with the aftermath of IT specialist Bryce's sabotage of government systems.
As Bryce threatens to shoot a civil servant every day until his demands are met, things are in melt-down. Tasked with
finding out who turned Bryce, the team track down the last two groups he was monitoring - a group of student eugenicists
who think the Virus should be allowed to take the weak, and a former progressive rock musician, now a survivalist.
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West Highland Way by Jacquetta Megarry (20 March 2020).
The West Highland Way is Scotland's most popular long-distance walk, running 96 miles (155 km) from near Glasgow
to the foot of its highest mountain, Ben Nevis. This fifth edition includes the "extra mile" into Fort William. It
contains all you need to plan and enjoy one of the world's finest walks with detailed route description; history
and wildlife; detailed mapping at 1:42,500; practical information about transport and travel; 120 colour photos;
and printed on rainproof paper.
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Duddingston: its story in 50 objects by Duddingston Conservation Society and Jacquetta Megarry (15 October 2019).
Duddingston is less than two miles from central Edinburgh. Yet it has its own identity. It has several outstanding grade-A Listed
buildings, including 12th century Duddingston Kirk and 18th century Duddingston House. It is also home to Scotland's oldest
pub, the Sheep Heid. With over 100 photographs, a self-guided walking tour map and concise, readable text, this short book
will reveal hidden secrets of a part of Edinburgh known to few.
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Miss Blaine's Prefect and the Vampire Menace by Olga Wojtas (14 February 2020).
The intrepid librarian Shona McMonagle, erstwhile Marcia Blaine Academy prefect and an accomplished linguist and martial
artist, finds herself in an isolated French mountain village, Sans-Soleil, which has no sunlight because of its topography.
It's reeling from a spate of unexplained deaths, and Shona has once again travelled back in time to help out. Shona is soon
drawn into a full-blown vampire hunt, involving even Count Dracula himself.
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The British Lighthouse Trail: A Regional Guide by Sarah Kerr (9 September 2019).
Lighthouses have been used as aids to maritime navigation for centuries. They are highly recognisable and beloved features of our coastline
and waterways, treasured by communities and captivating visitors. But how many are there and is it really possible to visit them all? The
British Lighthouse Trail is the only book of its kind to provide a comprehensive listing of all lighthouses in Scotland, England, Wales,
Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and Channel Islands accompanied by practical advice on how to reach them.
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Insurrection: Scotland's Famine Winter by James Hunter (10 October 2019).
When Scotland's 1846 potato crop was wiped out by blight, the country was plunged into crisis. In the Hebrides and the West
Highlands a huge relief effort came too late to prevent starvation and death. Further east, meanwhile, towns and villages from
Aberdeen to Wick and Thurso, rose up in protest at the cost of the oatmeal that replaced potatoes as people's basic foodstuff.
As a bitter winter gripped and families feared a repeat of the calamitous famine then ravaging Ireland, grain carts were seized
and the military confronted.
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Festival Fireworks by Ann Burnett (9 January 2020).
Aussie Jill arrives in Edinburgh at Festival time, at the start of a gap year. Unfortunately, her boss at the temporary job she's taken turns
out to be her grumpy neighbour, Andrew. As the Festival fireworks explode over the city every night, they start to fall in love. Then Jill has
to return suddenly to Australia. Can their romance survive or will the fireworks fizzle and die? Ann Burnett has been writing for many years
and covers many genres, including over 100 programmes for BBC children's TV and radio.
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