DCI Lomond

A stolen child. A killer stalking the streets of Glasgow. A troubled detective running out of time.Five years ago, DCI John Lomond led the search for notorious Glasgow child-killer 'The Sandman', until personal tragedy forced him off the case.In Lomond's absence, the killer was never found.Now, with nothing but work left in his life, Lomond remains obsessed with the case – despite the nightmares it brings.When a child is abducted in similar Sandman fashion from an affluent Glasgow suburb, Lomond is brought in to find them before it's too late.But the only forensic evidence belongs to a little girl who was abducted and murdered twenty years ago.Could the Sandman's identity lie buried in the coldest of cold cases? Or is a new killer about to claim their first victim?The Bonnie Dead is the explosive debut Scottish crime thriller from Andrew Raymond – author of Amazon number one political thriller Official Secrets, which has now sold over 100,000 copies.Shot through with dark Glaswegian humour and thrilling twists, he captures the voices of his beloved home city, taking you into its hidden depths, and the iconic hills and glens of nearby Loch Lomond and Arran.If you like writers like JD Kirk, Ian Rankin, and Stuart MacBride, this addictive thriller will have you gripped until its haunting, heart-in-the-mouth climax.

The gripping second instalment of Andrew Raymond's bestselling DCI Lomond Crime series.

The past can be a killer. When the dismembered body of a notorious banker washes up on the beach at Luss, DCI John Lomond finds a sinister message carved into the dead man's forehead. And the same message has just been found on a tortured businessman in Gullane on the east coast. With a twisted vigilante on the loose, and a brewing scandal threatening to pull his Major Investigations Team apart, they and Lomond must join forces with a team from Edinburgh—led by Lomond's ex. But like the killer they're hunting, she's not ready to leave the past behind. Now, as the body count rises, Lomond's past hasn't just come back to haunt him. It could be the death of him. Shot through with dark Glaswegian humour and thrilling twists, Andrew Raymond captures the voices of his beloved home city, taking you into its hidden depths, and the iconic hills and glens surrounding the nearby bonnie banks of Loch Lomond. If you like writers like JD Kirk, Ian Rankin, David J. Gatward, Val McDermid, Mark Billingham, and Stuart MacBride, this addictive thriller will have you gripped until its explosive, gut-wrenching climax.

Some cases should never be reopened… When the remains of a young woman are found at the construction site of the new Govan-Partick Bridge, it appears to close a twenty-year-old cold case from DCI John Lomond's earliest days as a detective. But a retired detective – Lomond's former boss – has a controversial theory that cost him his career. This was no isolated case. And the truth involves dozens of other cold cases, and an extraordinary cover-up by some of the most powerful police and legal officials in the country. With the body count rising, Lomond and his team face a race against time to unmask a sadistic killer who's been hiding in plain sight for decades. In his most raw and emotionally charged thriller so far, Andrew Raymond captures the voices of his beloved home city, and takes you into its hidden depths.

Some murders leave behind more than just a body... Still mourning the devastating loss of a close colleague, DCI Lomond and his team are called in to investigate a murder on the set of a popular Scottish detective TV show. But the victim isn't a star actor. It's the show's official police advisor – legendary Serious Crime Squad detective Jack Beattie. Beloved by all who worked with him, the crime appears to be without motive or suspects. Until Lomond digs into Beattie's seemingly unblemished career, and uncovers shocking secrets involving Lomond's superiors. With a brash new addition to his Major Investigations Team, and the press breathing down his neck, Lomond must risk his entire future – both personal and professional – to bring a brutal killer to justice. If you like writers like JD Kirk, Ian Rankin, and Stuart MacBride, this addictive thriller will have you gripped long into the night, and a shocking final twist will leave you breathless.

To catch a traitor, he must become a fugitive... For years, a police mole known only as the Ferryman has operated deep within Police Scotland, feeding secrets to Glasgow's most brutal crime boss, Frank Gormley. Now, DCI Lomond is closing in on their identity. But when a gangland shooting at a Govan supermarket leaves innocent civilians dead, the aftermath isn't just a tragedy. It's an intricate setup to frame someone as the Ferryman. And all the evidence points to one man: John Lomond. With the real Ferryman orchestrating the investigation, Lomond has no choice but to go on the run. Hunted by his own team, Lomond must conduct his own rogue investigation to expose the traitor's identity once and for all. Lomond is outside the law, out of allies, and out of time. The Ferryman is calling the shots. And the next one might take Lomond down for good. From the bestselling author of The Bonnie Dead, Andrew Raymond captures the voices of his beloved home city, and takes you into its hidden depths. If you like writers like JD Kirk, Ian Rankin, and Val McDermid, this addictive thriller will have you gripped until its breathtaking final pages.