The High Island (DI Erling Flett #1)

The High Island (DI Erling Flett #1) by Lin Anderson is out now since July 30, 2026.

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The High Island (DI Erling Flett #1) Release Date: July 30, 2026

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WHEN EVERYONE KNOWS YOUR NAME, EVERY CASE IS PERSONAL . . .

On the rugged Isle of Hoy, a wealthy couple’s dream of building a stunning eco-home becomes a waking nightmare when the peat yields a grisly secret: the remains of a young mother and her baby.

For DI Erling Flett, the discovery is a personal haunting. He spent years running from Orkney, only to be pulled back to the islands he once fled. As he fights to identify the nameless dead, the community pushes back – and his own troubled history begins to surface.

At the heart of the mystery lies a lethal family feud over blood-soaked soil. Can Flett finally face the ghosts of his past? Or will the island claim its next victim before the truth is told?

Introducing the Orcadia Mysteries series, a gripping offshoot of Lin Anderson’s acclaimed Rhona MacLeod series. Dive into The High Island, where you’ll meet DI Erling Flett in this heart-racing, Tartan-Noir crime thriller that you won’t be able to put down. Perfect for fans of Val McDermid and Elly Griffiths.

Praise for Lin Anderson

‘Lin Anderson is one of Scotland’s national treasures’ – Stuart MacBride, author of the Logan McRae series

‘One of the most satisfying characters in modern crime fiction’ – Daily Mail

‘The best Scottish crime series since Rebus’ – Daily Record

‘I was totally glued the whole way through’ – Reader Review

‘Atmospheric, descriptive, engrossing’ – Reader Review

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