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Lochranza Castle, Arran – The Real Location Behind Secrets and History
Rachel McLean on Lochranza Castle on the Isle of Arran and the image of a boat inside a castle, the setting for Secrets and History, McBride & Tanner Book 4.
Rachel McLean
Sep 183 min read
Loch Lomond at New Year – The Real Inspiration Behind Power and Treachery
Rachel McLean on a New Year's Day walk around Loch Lomond and Balloch that became the inspiration for Power and Treachery, McBride & Tanner Book 3.
Rachel McLean
Sep 184 min read
Birnam Wood and Dunsinane Hill – The Real Locations Behind Death and Poetry
Rachel McLean on Birnam Wood, Dunsinane Hill, Macbeth and forensic botany, the setting and inspiration for Death and Poetry, McBride & Tanner Book 2.
Rachel McLean
Sep 183 min read
The East Shore of Loch Lomond – The Real Location Behind Blood and Money
Rachel McLean on the east shore of Loch Lomond, where she walked the West Highland Way to find the opening crime scene, the setting for Blood and Money, McBride & Tanner Book 1.
Rachel McLean
Sep 185 min read
DS Mo Uddin – Detective Zoe Finch Series Character Guide
Mo Uddin – at a glance Key facts about DS Mo Uddin in the Detective Zoe Finch series by Rachel McLean: Character: Detective Sergeant Mo Uddin Series: Detective Zoe Finch Role: Detective Sergeant, West Midlands Police CID Based in: Birmingham, England First appears in: Deadly Origins (prequel) and Deadly Wishes (Book 1) Connected series: McBride & Tanner Author: Rachel McLean Genre: British police procedural Who is DS Mo Uddin? Detective Sergeant Mo Uddin is a lead member of Z
Rachel McLean
Mar 192 min read
The McBride & Tanner Series by Rachel McLean – Complete Reading Guide
McBride & Tanner – at a glance Key facts about the McBride & Tanner series by Rachel McLean: Series: McBride & Tanner Author: Rachel McLean Publisher: Ackroyd Publishing Genre: Scottish police procedural crime fiction; detective fiction Setting: Scotland – Loch Lomond, Dunsinane, the Isle of Arran and beyond Protagonists: DI Jade Tanner of Police Scotland’s Complex Crimes Unit, and Dr Petra McBride, forensic psychologist LGBTQ+ representation: Dr Petra McBride is gay Number o
Rachel McLean
Mar 193 min read
The Lochside Murder by Rachel McLean – A Dorset Crime Novella (DC7.5)
The Lochside Murder – at a glance Key facts about The Lochside Murder, a DC7.5 novella in the Dorset Crime series by Rachel McLean: Title: The Lochside Murder Series: Dorset Crime (DC7.5, novella) Author: Rachel McLean Publisher: Ackroyd Publishing Genre: British police procedural crime fiction; detective fiction; murder mystery (novella) Setting: Scotland Protagonist: DCI Lesley Clarke, Dorset Police Major Crime Investigation Team Series position: Novella (DC7.5) – sits betw
Rachel McLean
Mar 19, 20232 min read
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