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Mackinnon’s Cave – one of the deepest sea caves in the Hebrides, where legend tells of a piper who was walking his dog in the cave and came to a sticky end when a female ogre became unimpressed with his performance. The dog survived but emerged crazed and hairless with fright. Deep inside the cave lies a large, flat slab of rock, which is known as Fingal’s Table, which was used as an altar by hermits and early followers of the Christian church and also features in the novel. tries, Eleven of Helen’s Helen will be appearing at other books have all been international crime writing set in Scotland, her previfestival Bloody Scotland in ous bestselling titles have Stirling this September. been against the backdrop Selling in the of Edinburgh, USA, Canada Glasgow, and AustralBraemar and The deeper she asia, Helen’s the Cairndigs into the books have gorms, Roslin island’s secrets, won global Glen, North the closer danger recognition. Berwick, TanIn 2020 tallon Castle, creeps – and the Helen’s novel, Old Pentland more urgent her Perfect Kill was Cemetery, and quest to find the longlisted for Eilean Donan killer grows the Crime WritCastle. ers Association Twice shortIan Fleming listed for the Steel Dagger. McIllvanney Scottish Crime In 2020 Perfect Remains Book of the Year and a pubwas shortlisted for the lished author in 22 coun-
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Bronze Bat, Dutch debut crime novel of the year. Helen also writes as HS Chandler, and has released legal thriller Degrees of Guilt. Her audio book Perfect Crime knocked Michelle Obama off the number one spot. The Last Girl To Die is out in paperback on September 1, published by Avon and priced £7.99 In this latest book, 16-year-old Adriana Clark’s American family moves to the ancient, ocean-battered Isle of Mull in search of a new life. Then she goes missing. Faced with hostile locals and indifferent police, her desperate parents turn to private investigator Sadie Levesque. Sadie is the best at what she does. But when she finds Adriana’s body in a cliffside cave, a seaweed crown carefully arranged on her head, she knows she’s dealing with something she’s never encountered before. The deeper she digs into the island’s secrets, the closer danger creeps – and the more urgent her quest to find the killer grows. Because what if Adriana is not the last girl to die?
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