The High Island

Lin Anderson is one of Scotland’s national treasures – don’t be fooled by comparisons, her writing is unique, bringing warmth and depth

Stuart MacBride, Sunday Times bestselling author of the Logan McRae series

Lin Anderson's new Orkney-based crime series kicks off with absolute banger! I was gripped from the very first page, and now I can't wait for the next instalment. Destined to become a firm favourite in the glittering firmament of Scottish crime

Alison Belsham, bestselling author of the Detective Lexi Bennett series

The start of a brand new series, The High Island is an entirely authentic novel. Lin Anderson portrays the islands at its centre with such vividity, with such clarity, that you feel you aren’t just reading about them but that you are living it too. The story is wonderful, and the characters have so much about them that this is a series guaranteed to run and run. Thoroughly recommend!

G.D. Wright, author of After the Storm

Lin Anderson is known for her clear prose, compelling characters and vivid settings, and The High Island is brimming with all three. Erling is a masterful creation – a native Orcadian existing in both the light and shade, but very much one of the good guys. His struggle for justice in this tightknit, troubled community reflects a personal struggle with a difficult past. So vivid is Anderson’s depiction of Hoy, so well-formed are the residents, that The High Island is one of those novels which could not possibly be set elsewhere. In addition to this perfect setting, the unnerving plot, meticulous police procedure and brisk pace make this an exciting and powerful read. 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

It’s an atmospheric and gripping read, and I’m already looking forward to what comes next in the new series

My Weekly

With plenty of local color and misty foreboding, Anderson convincingly brings her setting to life and crafts a captivating cast of villains in the Mowats. This is a certified page-turner

Publisher's Weekly

Family is at the heart of this novel: the ones we choose to have, and the ones we cannot avoid. As Flett and his colleagues nip between islands, expect fire, revenge and mouth-opening revelations. Though you'll want to savour this, I predict you'll read this in a hurry

Belfast Telegraph

The High Island is a gripping page-turner which blends a top-class police procedural and a cast of superbly portrayed characters with an intriguing and emotive mystery steeped in the darkness, danger and emotional depth that have become the hallmarks of Anderson’s writing

Lancashire Post

One of the best Scottish crime series since Rebus

Daily Record on the Rhona MacLeod series

A real page-turner

Ian Rankin, author of the Inspector Rebus series, on The Party House

Vivid and atmospheric . . . enthralling

The Guardian on The Killing Tide

A cast of characters who feel like old friends

The Sunday Times on None But the Dead