A Cold Harbour : A fast-paced Scottish crime thriller full of mystery and suspense

Author: Lynne McEwan

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Published on 10 September 2026 by Canelo (Canelo Crime) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Detective Shona Oliver' series.

Paperback | 320 pages
198 x 129 | 0g

Rocky seas lie ahead…DI Shona Oliver is caught in the crosshairs of the National Crime Agency. They know she has information about the murder of her former boss and are determined to charge someone.

Shona is relocated to Galloway, where her higher ups think she’ll draw less attention. She meets DI Kenneth Dalrymple, currently on compassionate leave to care for his terminally ill wife. He confides in Shona that his wife’s dying wish is to learn who killed her sister. It’s a case about as cold as it gets, but Shona agrees to help.

Only she hadn’t banked on a fresh murder to investigate, or the chances of her being in the dock herself looking stronger by the day. Can she find answers and weather the storm?