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The siege is over but the war goes on. ‘The Eye of Horus’ is an atmospheric World War Two thriller with settings that move from the Highlands of Scotland via Gibraltar to Malta.

This modern photograph shows the interior of the Xara Palace in Mdina, Malta. Today it is a luxury hotel but in 1943 it served as an RAF officers’ mess. It is visited in the book by Bob Sutherland as he and Monique get to know the island better.

Find out more on my website:
http://www.kenlussey.com/eoh/index.html

This modern image shows the interior of the Xara Palace Hotel in Mdina, Malta. A broad corridor with sumptuous red rugs extends out to the middle of the frame. It has light stone walls that extend upwards over two floors to a sloping glass roof. There are tables and rattan chairs at intervals along the sides of the corridor and large displays of green plants. The front cover of ‘The Eye of Horus’ is shown in the top right corner.

Relentless pursuit and a grisly murder. ‘Hide and Seek’ is a fast-paced thriller set in Stirling Castle and more widely across Scotland during World War Two. It uses many real settings, transported eight decades back in time.

This modern image shows the Palace at Stirling Castle, whose use has changed very significantly since it formed part of an army barracks when visited by the book’s main characters.

Find out more on my website:
http://www.kenlussey.com/has/index.html

This modern image shows a view from the south of the Palace at Stirling Castle. There are formal gardens in the foreground and the Palace rises above them past battlements to an ornate roofline. The scene is in sunlight. The front cover of ‘Hide and Seek’ is shown in the bottom right corner.

You can’t ask a dead man who pulled the trigger. ‘A Tangled Web’ is a fast-paced contemporary thriller set in northern Scotland.

Achmelvich, on the west coast of Sutherland, has a part to play in the book when it is visited by the two central characters, here to see the magnificent beach and explore the elusive Hermit’s Castle on its nearby headland.

Find out more on our website:
https://www.arachnid.scot/book-atw/index.html

The image shows the beach at Achmelvich in the middle vertical third of the frame, with bright white sand on the right extending into light blue and then dark blue sea on the left. There are two tiny people walking on the beach. In the foreground the beach ends with rounded grey rocks, and there is sandy grass at the foot of the frame. Beyond the beach is a grey rock headland that cuts across the frame. The sky is blue. The front cover of ‘A Tangled Web’ is shown in the top right corner.

The three of my books that are with a publisher (47North) have audiobook versions.

The amazing Mary Robinette Kowal, narrator extraordinaire, did the audiobooks for The Far Time Incident and its sequel!
https://www.amazon.com/The-Far-Time-Incident/dp/B00BQHPGH8

And my standalone, Regarding Ducks and Universes, is narrated by wonderful Alexander Cendese!

https://www.amazon.com/Regarding-Ducks-and-Universes/dp/B00AE120FI/