The Long Isle
A DC Mairead Maclean Mystery
Published on 4. June 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-1-0367-1165-8 (ISBN)
Description
A dark Scottish island crime thriller featuring a compelling and brilliant female detective, a brutal murder, and a close-knit community where everyone has something to hide.
Home is where the lies are buried.
On the remote Hebridean island of South Uist, its rugged tranquillity is shattered by a brutal murder on a deserted beach.
In desperate need of local knowledge, Uist-born Detective Constable Mairead Maclean is sent to investigate. Long estranged from the island, she is forced back to the place she once called home and to a past she would rather forget.
But as Mairead rekindles old friendships and hostilities, she uncovers a network of deception and scandal that could shatter the close-knit community.
They have been harbouring more than just long-buried secrets.
Someone is watching Mairead's every move. They have already killed to keep the past buried, and they're ready to do it again.
The Long Isle is the gripping first novel in a haunting new Scottish crime series, perfect for readers of Peter May and Ann Cleeves, and lovers of atmospheric police procedurals and dark island noir.
"Raymond's series could come to rival Ann Cleeves' Jimmy Perez - the first is that good" Geoffrey Wansell, Daily Mail
"A brilliant read, full of atmosphere" Belfast Telegraph
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Praise for Andrew Raymond
? ? ? ? ? One of Scotland's best tartan noir authors
? ? ? ? ? For fans of Ian Rankin's Rebus and JD Kirk-style Scottish crime...
? ? ? ? ? A cracking twist
? ? ? ? ? A nice surprise to find a new author whose writing is so interesting
? ? ? ? ? Raymond crafts a hypnotic story with many twists and turns
Home is where the lies are buried.
On the remote Hebridean island of South Uist, its rugged tranquillity is shattered by a brutal murder on a deserted beach.
In desperate need of local knowledge, Uist-born Detective Constable Mairead Maclean is sent to investigate. Long estranged from the island, she is forced back to the place she once called home and to a past she would rather forget.
But as Mairead rekindles old friendships and hostilities, she uncovers a network of deception and scandal that could shatter the close-knit community.
They have been harbouring more than just long-buried secrets.
Someone is watching Mairead's every move. They have already killed to keep the past buried, and they're ready to do it again.
The Long Isle is the gripping first novel in a haunting new Scottish crime series, perfect for readers of Peter May and Ann Cleeves, and lovers of atmospheric police procedurals and dark island noir.
"Raymond's series could come to rival Ann Cleeves' Jimmy Perez - the first is that good" Geoffrey Wansell, Daily Mail
"A brilliant read, full of atmosphere" Belfast Telegraph
___________________________________________________________________
Praise for Andrew Raymond
? ? ? ? ? One of Scotland's best tartan noir authors
? ? ? ? ? For fans of Ian Rankin's Rebus and JD Kirk-style Scottish crime...
? ? ? ? ? A cracking twist
? ? ? ? ? A nice surprise to find a new author whose writing is so interesting
? ? ? ? ? Raymond crafts a hypnotic story with many twists and turns
Reviews / Votes
"Raymond's series could come to rival Ann Cleeves' Jimmy Perez - the first is that good" Geoffrey Wansell, Daily Mail -- Geoffrey WansellMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
292 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-0367-1165-8 (9781036711658)
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Person
Andrew Raymond lives and writes in Glasgow, Scotland with his wife and little boy. His first book, Official Secrets, has sold over 100,000 copies, and the series in total has over 10 million Kindle Unlimited page reads. His first crime book, The Bonnie Dead, introduces Police Scotland's premier investigator DCI John Lomond. The first in a thrilling Scottish crime series, shot through with dark Glaswegian humour and gripping twists, that take you into the hidden depths of Andrew's home city, as well as the iconic hills and glens of the Scottish highlands.