The Wild Coast set in the Scottish Highlands – Lin Anderson

Submitted: 4th August 2023

BookTrail Travel to The Wild Coast

Boarding Pass Information: Mallaig and surrounding area

Author guide: Lin Anderson

Genre: police procedural

Food and drink to accompany: A stick man made from Gingerbread

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BookTrail Travel to The Wild Coast

I don’t think I would like to go on holiday with forensic scientist Rhona MacLeod. Definately not camping. When she’s around a campsite, it’s because someone has gone missing. Someone seems to be targeting wild campers and so Rhona is called in to help.

The landscape as depicted on the cover is what caught my eye with this novel. It’s set in the Scottish Highlands in a very stunning part. Arisaig Beach is where they find the body and I shivered when I read that as I have very fond memories of that very beach. I remember it being so beautiful but with a chilling wind. To read this novel brought back all of the wind in my hair and sand on my face.

Rhona brings in a whole new level of senstivity and realism to the crimes she comes across. A stick man has been found in the mouth of one person. Another woman has gone missing and this time the figure has been left in her van.

The way Lin has set this up and then picks and unravels it bit by bit is wonderful to read. It’s a stunning location with a chilling wind and the beauty slowly turns into something very dark. It’s a compelling journey to go on.