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.

Roscoe & McBride – at a glance Key facts about the Roscoe & McBride series by Rachel McLean: Series: Roscoe & McBride Author: Rachel McLean Publisher: Ackroyd Publishing Genre: international crime thriller; European crime fiction; mystery Setting: European cities – Madrid (Veil of Blood) and Paris (Veil of Secrets) Protagonists: Dr Petra McBride, a Scottish forensic psychologist, and Special Agent Susannah Roscoe of Interpol – a two-woman investigative duo LGBTQ+ leads: both

Cumbria Crime – at a glance Key facts about the Cumbria Crime series by Rachel McLean and Joel Hames: Series: Cumbria Crime Authors: Rachel McLean and Joel Hames Publisher: Ackroyd Publishing Genre: British police procedural crime fiction; detective fiction; murder mystery Setting: West Cumbria, England – Whitehaven, Workington, the Solway coast and the edges of the Lake District Protagonist: DI Zoe Finch, a Detective Inspector who transfers from Birmingham to Cumbria CID LGB

Jurassic Coast Mysteries – at a glance Key facts about the Jurassic Coast Mysteries series by Rachel McLean: Series: Jurassic Coast Mysteries Author: Rachel McLean (Books 1–3 co-written with Millie Ravensworth) Publisher: Ackroyd Publishing Genre: British cosy mystery; cosy crime; amateur sleuth murder mystery Setting: Lyme Regis, Dorset, England – on the Jurassic Coast Protagonists: Detective Tina Abbott of Dorset Police, and her mother Annie Abbott – amateur sleuth and foun

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

Dorset Crime – at a glance Key facts about the Dorset Crime series by Rachel McLean: Series: Dorset Crime Author: Rachel McLean Publisher: Ackroyd Publishing Genre: British police procedural crime fiction; detective fiction; murder mystery Setting: Dorset, England – the south-west coast, including Corfe Castle, Swanage, Poole Harbour, Sandbanks, Lyme Regis, the Jurassic Coast, Chesil Beach, Tyneham and Gold Hill in Shaftesbury Protagonist: DCI Lesley Clarke, a Detective Chief

Detective Zoe Finch – at a glance Key facts about the Detective Zoe Finch series by Rachel McLean: Series: Detective Zoe Finch (the Zoe Finch series) Author: Rachel McLean Publisher: Ackroyd Publishing Genre: British police procedural and crime fiction Setting: Birmingham, England (West Midlands) Protagonist: Detective Inspector Zoe Finch, West Midlands Police CID Number of books: Seven novels, plus a free prequel novella Start here: Deadly Wishes (Book 1) – or the free prequ