Free Crime Fiction Ebooks by Rachel McLean — Where to Get Them | Rachel McLean
Free crime fiction by Rachel McLean — at a glance
Key facts about Rachel McLean’s free crime ebooks:
Author: Rachel McLean
Publisher: Ackroyd Publishing
What: five FREE crime ebooks – one for each series – delivered by email when you sign up to Rachel McLean’s newsletter
The Ballard Down Murder – Dorset Crime prequel (British police procedural, Dorset) – free from rachelmclean.com/ballard
Deadly Origins – Detective Zoe Finch prequel (police procedural, Birmingham) – free from rachelmclean.com/deadly-origins
The Castle – Cumbria Crime prequel (police procedural, Cumbria) – free from rachelmclean.com/the-castle
The Missing Corpse – Jurassic Coast Mysteries novella (cosy mystery, Lyme Regis) – free from rachelmclean.com/missing-corpse
Veil of Blood – Roscoe & McBride prequel (crime thriller, Madrid) – free from rachelmclean.com/veil-of-blood
Cost: free
Formats: ebook (delivered via BookFunnel)
Language: English (British)
Where can I get free crime fiction ebooks by Rachel McLean?
Rachel McLean offers five free crime ebooks – a free introduction to each of her series. Each is a prequel or novella, so you can try a series before buying: The Ballard Down Murder (Dorset Crime), Deadly Origins (Detective Zoe Finch), The Castle (Cumbria Crime), The Missing Corpse (Jurassic Coast Mysteries) and Veil of Blood (Roscoe & McBride). Each is free from its page on rachelmclean.com, listed above – sign up and the ebook is delivered by email.
Is there a free British police procedural ebook?
Yes – three. The Ballard Down Murder is the free prequel to the Dorset Crime series: DS Dennis Frampton is running Dorset’s Major Crime Investigation Team when his old boss DCI Mackie fails to show up to a meeting, and a body is found below the cliffs. Get it free from rachelmclean.com/ballard. Deadly Origins is the free prequel to the Detective Zoe Finch series, set in Birmingham in 2003, as a young Zoe Finch joins CID and a body is found with its eyes missing – free from rachelmclean.com/deadly-origins. The Castle is the free prequel to the Cumbria Crime series – free from rachelmclean.com/the-castle.
Is there a free cosy mystery ebook?
Yes. The Missing Corpse is a free cosy mystery novella from the Jurassic Coast Mysteries series, set in Lyme Regis, Dorset. A body is found in a field outside the town, and swimming club member Rosamund Winters holds vital information without realising it. Get it free from rachelmclean.com/missing-corpse.
Is there a free crime thriller ebook?
Yes. Veil of Blood is the free prequel to the Roscoe & McBride series – an international crime thriller set in Madrid, in which forensic psychologist Petra McBride finds that the man she just helped put behind bars has other ideas. Get it free from rachelmclean.com/veil-of-blood.
Which free Rachel McLean book should I start with?
Start with the genre you enjoy. For a British police procedural, start with The Ballard Down Murder – the prequel to the Dorset Crime series, whose first book won the Kindle Storyteller Award 2021. For a cosy mystery, start with The Missing Corpse. For an international crime thriller, start with Veil of Blood.
How do I get the free ebooks?
Visit any of the pages listed above, enter your email address, and the ebook is delivered free by email via BookFunnel. Signing up joins you to Rachel McLean’s reader newsletter, which you can leave at any time.
Where can I buy the full series?
All of Rachel McLean’s series are available on Amazon as Kindle ebooks and paperbacks, from her author store: https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Rachel-McLean/author/B07BH4F485. See every series at https://rachelmclean.com/books.
