Fiction - Saraband

The Call of the Cormorant Donald S Murray

[trim]“A beautifully written novel, the prose sweeps off the page like the seabirds of the Faroes.” Inverness Press & Journal, Book of the Week[/trim]

Death Drop Claire MacLeary

[trim]'Original and entertaining … With her quirky mix of grit and humour, Claire MacLeary is carving a niche for herself.' Crime Fiction Lover[/trim]

Fossils Alison Armstrong

[trim]“A moving novel about resilience and compassion in the face of a hopeless future. You will fall in love with Armstrong's protagonist, and your heart will ache for a better future for her.” Kate Baguley[/trim]

Case Study Graeme Macrae Burnet

[trim]“You’ll be completely beguiled by this sly, darkly comic offering, with its unreliable narrator and its equally unreliable author.” Neil Armstrong, Mail on Sunday[/trim]

Castles from Cobwebs J.A. Mensah

[trim]'A strong debut.' THE FEMINIST NOOK[/trim]

Case Study Graeme Macrae Burnet

[trim]"A riveting psychological plot ... tortuous, cunning ... clever." – KATE WEBB, THE TLS[/trim]

Approval John D. Rutter

[trim]“Richly detailed in place and setting.” New Writing North[/trim]

Shocked Earth Saskia Goldschmidt

[trim]“One of my favourite books of [the year]: it was one of those rare books that I kept thinking about while I wasn’t reading it … It’s an absolute cracker … this book’s humanity is precisely where its power lies.” Helen Vassallo, Translating Women[/trim]

In a Veil of Mist Donald S Murray

[trim]“A moving portrait of a place and its people … a quiet, sad but brilliant novel.” Antonia Senior, Times, Book of the Month in best historical fiction, March 2021.[/trim]

Castles from Cobwebs J.A. Mensah

[trim]‘From start to finish, I was spellbound by the characters (especially Imani), the narrative voice, and the vivid imagery. Mensah intricately weaves complex characters, vivid descriptions, universal topics of love, loss, identity, religion, with themes like the search for a place to belong, into a well spun tapestry, a mind-spinning tale, a heart-pounding novel – and I'm hooked. I absolutely love this book.’ – Yvonne Battle-Felton, author of Remembered, longlisted for the Women’s Prize 2019[/trim]

The Lyre Dancers Mandy Haggith

[trim]“A beautifully woven conclusion to a fascinating trilogy of ancient adventures … Haggith has worked to extensive lengths to breathe life into an age that has long been forgotten … she approaches [the] story with eloquence that makes the reading itself an adventure of its own.” Charlie Ceats, Cultured Vultures[/trim]

The Unreliable Death of Lady Grange Sue Lawrence

[trim]“The wronged lady finally has her say … One of the strangest and most disturbing stories to have emerged from Scotland’s Jacobite past.” The Times[/trim]

Payback Claire MacLeary

[trim]'Claire MacLeary has, with little fuss or fanfare, written a crime series that subverts and rejuvenates the crime genre' Scots Whay Hae[/trim]

Dead Ringer Nicola Martin

[trim]“A tense and compelling story that courageously embraces contemporary themes ranging from new tech consumption to mental health … plays out as a treacherous and disturbing nightmare … will delight fans of Killing Eve.” Daily Mail[/trim]

The Amber Seeker Mandy Haggith

[trim]"Brave and fascinating … asks questions about the nature of truth, perspective, and the power of the narrator to influence where readers’ sympathies lie." Alistair Braidwood, Scots Whay Hae[/trim]

As the Women Lay Dreaming Donald S Murray

[trim]“A searing poetic meditation on stoicism and loss.” Mariella Frostrup, BBC Radio 4 Open Book[/trim]