The High Island
Orcadia Mysteries, Book One
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Pub Date Oct 6 2026 | Archive Date Oct 8 2026
Pan Macmillan | Macmillan
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Description
Introducing the Orcadia Mysteries, a gripping offshoot of the acclaimed Rhona MacLeod series. Dive into The High Island, where you'll meet DI Erling Flett in this heart-racing, Tartan-Noir thriller from award-winning crime writer Lin Anderson.
In a place where everyone knows your name, everything is personal.
On the rugged Isle of Hoy, a wealthy couple's dream of building a stunning eco-home becomes a waking nightmare when the peat yields a grisly secret: the remains of a young mother and her baby.
For DI Erling Flett, the discovery is a personal haunting. He spent years running from Orkney, only to be pulled back to the islands he once fled. As he fights to identify the nameless dead, the community pushes back—and his own troubled history begins to surface.
At the heart of the mystery lies a lethal family feud over blood-soaked soil. Can Flett finally face the ghosts of his past? Or will the island claim its next victim before the truth is told?
Advance Praise
"A certified page-turner." —Publisher's Weekly
"Lin Anderson is one of Scotland’s national treasures." – Stuart MacBride, Sunday Times bestselling author of the Logan McRae series
"The start of a very special new series." —Deon Meyer, international bestselling author of the Benny Griessel series
"Lin Anderson has worked her particular magic once more." — Alexander McCall Smith, bestselling author of the No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency series
"Atmospheric, compulsive and utterly gripping. Anderson is on fire." —Helen Fields, bestselling author of the DCI Callanach series
"A thriller as smooth and distinct as a fine single malt." —Simon Toyne, bestselling author of Dark Objects
"I was gripped from the very first page, and can't wait for the next instalment." —Alison Belsham, bestselling author of the Detective Lexi Bennett series
"The story is wonderful, and the characters have so much about them. Thoroughly recommend!" —G.D. Wright, author of After the Storm
"For everyone missing Dr Rhona MacLeod, enter DI Erling Flett. A stunning start to what will undoubtedly be a superb series." —Frances Crawford, author of A Bad, Bad Place
"An atmospheric and gripping read... I’m already looking forward to what comes next in the new series." —My Weekly
Praise for Lin Anderson:
"[Rhona MacLeod is] one of the most satisfying characters in modern crime fiction." —Daily Mail
"Vivid and atmospheric... Enthralling." —The Guardian
"The best Scottish crime series since Rebus." —Daily Record
"Lin Anderson is one of Scotland's national treasures." —Stuart MacBride, author of the Logan McRae series
"A real page-turner." —Ian Rankin, bestselling author of the Rebus series
Available Editions
| EDITION | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781035087303 |
| PRICE | CA$44.99 (CAD) |
| PAGES | 400 |