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Deadly Highlands
Deadly Highlands
Series · 8 books · 2021-2022
By
Oliver Davies
Books in series
#1
Dark of Night
2021
A DCI Keane Scottish Crime Thriller When the sudden, violent death of a farmer echoes through the Highlands, it's up to DCI Conall Keane and his team to unravel the mystery. From the start, it is clearly a case of foul play, but every thread toward the culprit leads to a fresh tangle. Is the local lord involved? The uni students camping on the land? Criminals hunting for a lost treasure? Fortunately, Conall has a secret weapon to cut through to the truth: his eccentric, genius cousin, Shay. But even then, will the pair survive what they uncover in the dark of the night?
#2
Blood in the Water
2021
A dead businessman on a ferry, suspicious circumstances, and a mysterious disappearing ferry worker? All the best reasons to bring in DCI Conall Keane and his brilliant cousin, Shay, to decipher the mystery. But when the truth behind the murdered man becomes tangled in international smuggling, a local whisky distillery, and a fabulously wealthy Dutch traveller, what started as a simple mystery becomes a web of danger and intrigue that might very well become the pair's last case.
#3
Death in the Black Wood
2021
A DCI Keane Scottish Crime Thriller Murder can happen anywhere, even close to home. And that is exactly what happens to DCI Conall Keane and his cousin, Shay, when a corpse is found less than two miles from their new home in Dores. Worse yet, this is clearly no ordinary crime, the body ravaged with terrible precision. Clearly the work of a madman... or a serial killer. Either way, it is clear this murderer will kill again. So, now, it's a race against time. Can Conall and Shay find the killer before they strike again... or before they become the next targets?
#4
Castle Killings
2021
When a Dutch sailor is found dead in the water near Castle Sinclair Girnigoe, the Wick Police have dozens of questions and desparately few answers. With foul play afoot, DCI Conall Keane and his eccentric and brilliant cousin, Shay, are brought in the get to the heart of the matter. But between a by-the-book Area Commander and a dearth of clues, even the Keanes may be stumped... and everything only grows more serious when news of a disappearance coincides with the murder. Now, it's a race against the clock to put the pieces together before more bodies start to pile up in these castle killings.
#5
Hunting Shadows
2022
When paranoia links up with reality...
DCI Conall Keane loves his brilliant, eccentric cousin. He really does. But when Shay starts interrupting his sleep with his claims that they're being followed, Conall finally understands wanting to murder someone. Luckily for Conall, a body is found on a cliffside, distracting him from his own violent desires. It's clear to Conall and his partner that this is a murder, not an accident or suicide. In the midst of their investigation, Shay interrupts, convinced that the current case has something to do with Shay's suspicion that they're being followed. The tension between Shay and the department is mounting, and Conall doesn't need another thing on his plate. But when some of Shay's out-there theories start to take shape, Conall realizes this case may be more personal than he originally thought. And more dangerous.
#6
Lethal Whispers
2022
Ghosts are just unfinished business...
Secrets and scandals haunt a prominent family. But that might not be the only thing. When a body is found in a room locked from the inside and outside, DCI Keane knows this case is unique. And not because of all the ghost stories surrounding the crime scene. His partner, DI Murray, isn't so sure. Determined to keep this case in the real world, DCI Keane starts with the family of the victim. Between a domineering matriarch, insidious sisters, and an annoying ghost hunter who just won't leave Keane alone, the detective is swimming in suspects. It doesn't help that mysterious and seemingly unexplainable supernatural happenings continue to impede the investigation. A detective's job is already hard enough but when you add ghosts into the mix, it becomes seemingly impossible. But with Keane's track record and stubbornness, only he can catch the killer and silence the deadly whispers.
#7
Deadly Waters
2022
Ice contains no future, just the past...
A drowned body shows up in a partially frozen lake. The victim had a troubled past and a sorted history so at first, everyone believes it's a suicide. However, the victim worked at an outdoor centre so she should have known how to survive in the wilderness in the winter. When DCI Keane and DI Murray get on the case they quickly discover it is foul play. But the victim's history is more complicated than they thought. They link this victim back to a case where a young man fell off the cliff. From both cases, four potential suspects arise, all with clear-cut motives. Keane and Murray have to sort through two complex cases or risk losing justice for both victims.
#8
Shattered Memories
2022
A shattered mind can be capable of anything...
When DCI Conall Keane and his eccentric cousin, Shay, find a wounded woman during a walk in the Highlands, it appears they've stumbled on a victim who needs care in their home. But between the woman's seeming amnesia and a growing number of suspicious threads, DCI Keane is not so sure of their new houseguest. And when the woman's identity becomes tied to a string of thefts, abuse, and murder, it starts to look as if this lady isn't a victim but a killer.But is the story as straightforward as it seems? The lens of the woman's shattered memory distorts the truth, and it's up to Conall to discover the facts before there are more deaths in the Highlands.
Author
Oliver Davies
Author · 56 books