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 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 on Birnam Wood, Dunsinane Hill, Macbeth and forensic botany, the setting and inspiration for Death and Poetry, McBride & Tanner Book 2.

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.

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