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

The beach at Oldshoremore in Sutherland is one of the most magnificent beaches anywhere. It is close to the home of one of the central characters and serves as a backdrop to the story as it develops. The beach also appears on the cover of the book.

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

8/6: Talk about something you wrote and later removed, and why.
For every novel there’s a ‘Snips’ file, full of bits I’ve removed but kept safe, just in case. For Three Kinds of North the longest of these is a rather turgid discussion between Jerya and Railu after Jerya’s discovered the truth behind the Dawnsong. The elements are still there in the published novel, but spread around and—I hope—handled with a lighter touch.

When the past comes back to haunt you. ‘The Danger of Life’ is a fast-paced thriller set in Scotland during World War Two. It uses many real settings, transported eight decades back in time.

The busy port of Mallaig lies at the end of the ‘Road to the Isles’. This modern photograph shows it in beautiful weather: quite unlike the stormy day on which a deadly manhunt reaches its climax here in the book.

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