David McCallion

If no one knows you're in danger, no one can save you... The Baxter house in the Lowther Hills, in Scotland, has been up for sale for decades. It's dilapidated and near-derelict, and nobody is interested in it. But, for one potential buyer, the remote location and rat-infested cellar are just what he's looking for. For the first year, Mackenzie's marriage to Derek was ideal. Now though, Derek believes she is having an affair, and when she fears her...

When British investigative reporter Ralph Buchanan is sent to Pakistan, he figures his best days are behind him. But he's about to embark on a story that will change his life forever. In the Punjab region, Dr. Simone Jasnin listens to an abused woman's harrowing story just before she dies. Afra's tale of sadistic cruelty is an all too common one in the region, but Dr. Jasnin is determined not to let Afra's story die with her-and she goes to Buchanan...

When a retired cop is murdered on a remote Scottish Isle, DI Alec McKay must dig into the man's corrupt past in this British crime thriller series. Twenty years ago, Jackie Galloway was a senior cop with a bad reputation. But after crossing the wrong people, his career was ruined. He eked out his last days succumbing to dementia on Scotland's Black Isle, supported by his long-suffering wife, Bridie. When he's found dead, the police assume it's an...

Five-years ago, Mackenzie Darroch was abducted and held captive in a derelict house. She thought she'd found her way out of the darkness. She was wrong... When Mackenzie witnesses a car crash and saves the driver's life, it sets in motion a chain of events that will alter both their futures. The two women get involved in a high-profile police case, which draws the attention of a ruthless reporter. Gina Calvi is convinced Mackenzie is not who she...

February 1981. The Cold War is in full swing. Richard Brodick decides to follow in his father's footsteps, joining Britain's Secret Intelligence Service. As a contract 'head agent' based in Pakistan, Brodick's job is to train Afghans to capture video of the war against the Soviets. However, he finds himself in a murky world of blurred lines and conflicting stories, where he cannot trust anything he has been told, by anyone. What he had thought would...

The Scottish Hebrides… Inspector Torquil McKinnon has returned to the remote Scottish island of West Uist to devastating news. His closest friend, Constable Ewan McPhee, is missing, presumed dead. When more bodies are found in suspicious circumstances, it is clear a serial killer is at large. Tensions are high and paranoia is rife. Can Torquil restore peace to the tight-knit community? Will he find out what happened to Constable McPhee? Or will...

The Scottish Hebrides The annual West Uist literary festival-The Gathering - always attracts the best in the business. But with the tiny island population suddenly doubling, the local police force is stretched to breaking point. And this year they have to deal with more than just drunken fights and rowdy behavior... Ranald Buchanan, the local poet, is found dead, with his head brutally caved in, and Inspector Torquil McKinnon is brought in to investigate....

When Alex MacLure's friend and colleague dies he is determined to carry on her research into ancient Egypt. He finds she has left him a coded message and, as he tries to make sense of it all, he discovers she was murdered. And now the murderer needs to silence him. With only a few clues and a mysterious object, Alex follows a trail from London to Cairo. He must crack the code and expose a shocking and inconceivable truth before the secret is buried...

The Scottish Hebrides. A strange group of people have descended on the small island of West Uist. Camped out in the grounds of the Castle, they are preparing to celebrate the summer solstice. Museum curator Finley McNab becomes suspicious of the cult-like group, and when he challenges them it seems his investigations could be deadly… Inspector Torquil McKinnon is called in to keep an eye on the group. Are they innocent pagan worshippers? Or is something...

DS Hutton returns in a blisteringly brutal crime novel that obliterates the line between thriller and horror, and elevates the Hutton series to the upper echelons of contemporary noir fiction Three people are dead. Murdered. Each one bound and gagged in a forest, the top of the skull removed, their exposed brain picked at by crows. If they were lucky, they died quickly. DS Hutton has been on sick leave for several months, living on the side of a...