Better the Devil

DCI Jack Logan Returns

When Bosco Maximuke, an old enemy, is released from prison, DCI Jack Logan braces himself for trouble. When Bosco’s associates start turning up dead, Jack thinks the gangster is up to his old tricks. But then Bosco does the unthinkable. He asks Jack for help…

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The One That Got Away - Scottish Crime fiction novel by JD Kirk

The Woman Downstairs

‘Hi,’ she says, ‘I’m your new neighbour.’ Her smile is bright but her shoulders are tense as she stands on the leafy green Edinburgh street. She seems friendly. But soon I’ll discover her dangerous secret…

An absolutely gripping psychological thriller from multi-million-copy, bestselling author JD Kirk. This book will have you flipping the pages until the final jaw-dropping twist! For anyone who loves Freida McFadden, John Marrs and T.M. Logan.

A breath of fresh air in crime fiction

LJ Ross

The urgency of the writing is intoxicating

Clare Balding

I love these books!

Janey Godley

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A Rock and a Hard Place Excerpt

A Rock and a Hard Place Excerpt

This week, despite life hurling curveballs at me and laying obstacles in my path, I completed the first draft of A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE, the 21st book in the DCI Jack Logan series. I am by and large happy with it - as happy as I ever am with a first draft - and will...

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An Excerpt from My Daughter is Missing

An Excerpt from My Daughter is Missing

With only a couple of months until it's published, I thought it would be fun to give you a taste of what to expect from My Daughter is Missing, my upcoming psychological thriller. Like with my crime fiction, I tried very hard to make it completely serious, but it...

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The Bone House – Horror Comic Preview

The Bone House – Horror Comic Preview

If you're a member of my VIP Club, it's possible that you may have read a short story I wrote a few years ago called THE BONE HOUSE. It was a very dark horror story, written back when I was spending most of my days writing funny books for children. It was written way...

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An Excerpt from My Daughter is Missing

My Daughter is Missing Q&A

It's less than two months until my first psychological thriller novel (not counting HIM) is published by Bookouture, and I can't wait for you to read it. Because this is a new departure for me, there were a lot of questions about it from readers. I answered a lot of...

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Farewell to the Mighty Quinn

Farewell to the Mighty Quinn

We knew, right away, she was the dog for us. It was July 2014, just a few months after my mum had passed away following two long battles with cancer. We'd driven for 4 hours down to a farm in the Scottish Borders, after my wife had spent hours doing her due diligence...

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A Litter of Bones in Exciting New Format

A Litter of Bones in Exciting New Format

It has been five years since A Litter of Bones was first published, which still seems hard to believe. Since then, I've written 26 other books in the DCI Logan universe, but people still - thankfully - enjoy the book that started it all. Now, thanks to a collaboration...

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