Sandy Morison

The classic thriller featuring Richard Hannay who goes on the run after a murder is committed in his flat. Once in his native Scotland he manages to keep one step ahead of his pursuers.

Sequel to: 'Mystical Paths' (4076). When Charles Ashworth, the Bishop of Starbridge, is confronted with a catastrophe, which tears his life apart he has to fight a complete breakdown and rebuild his private and professional life.

From 1816 to 1845 John Barrow sent out teams of naval officers to do geographical and hydrographical surveys of unknown areas. Their lack of preparation makes this a tale of dangerous comedy and harrowing personal endeavour.

In 1913 Kirsty Lennox's children have high hopes for the future, but as the Great War looms the whole family is forced to face harsh realities.

The story of three sisters; Raefella, Rosanna and Fiammetta, and the men who fell in love with them.

Six very different characters sail a yacht from Tahiti to New Zealand.As the boat moves south from island to island, the small northern country that has formed the book's three main characters exerts its own magnetic pull.

In the nineteenth century the study of geology was in its infancy and was dominated by a bitter rivalry between the two men dominating the subject. This book recreates the story of Gideon Mantell and Richard Owen.

Maurice Bendrix's love affair with his friends wife began during the Blitz. When Sarah inexplicably and without warning broke off the relationship Maurice, was driven by jealousy and grief into hiring a detective to follow her.

In 1857 Reverend Wilson travels to Tasmania to find the Garden of Eden. The journey is not straightforward, with dissent amongst the passengers , discovering the ship is a smuggling vessel and in Tasmania the aborigines are in revolt against the British! Whitbread Book of the Year Winner.

Max and Telma Opass had a long and happy marriage so after her death Max decides to commission a portrait of her. As he talks to different artists he realises that he actually knew very little about his wife.

A revealing account of our times from the author who spent a decade as Editor of the Sunday Times, always in the midst of controversy.

The amusing adventures of a young officer in the Highland Regiment at end of World War 2.

The life stories of George Stephenson and his son, Robert, run parallel with the history of steam engines and the development of the railways. The drama of the railway age is brought to life by the author.

The Coulsdens, prosperous and hardworking, had a boatyard and fishing business in Rye and Hastings. Against this background the story of Julia Coulsden, born in 1910, unfolds - the fears of childhood, the dreams of adolescence, unwanted pregnancy, controversial marriages and sudden inheritance.

In a dream, the narrator finds himself on a bus which travels between Heaven and Hell. This is the starting point for a meditation upon good and evil!

The story of a Skye terrier’s love for his master Auld Jock, a hill farmer. For fourteen years after Auld Jock‘s death little Bobby made his home near the old man s grave in the cemetery in Greyfriars Kirkyard. He was loved and cared for by the local people who were touched by the bond between the dog and his master.

The Great Blaskett lies off the west coast of Ireland. In 1953 it was abandoned by its remaining inhabitants as they emigrated to America. This book follows the fate of one family as they search for a new life after the disintegration of their community.

A British meteorological team is trapped on the polar ice cap and the Dolphin is the only submarine capable of attempting their rescue. The officers are well aware of the dangers of such an attempt, but what they do not know is that the rescue is really a cover-up for a desperate espionage mission and that the Dolphin is heading for disaster.

Six stories that come from Orkney's real and fabled past.

A detailed and affectionate biography of the quiet, modest vet whose best selling books were turned into two films and a TV series.

The story of Peter Brown, a small boy who is changed into a stray cat and befriended by Jennie, a tabby, who teaches him how to cope in his new life.

The private life and public image of the author of Wind in the Willows.

Whilst the villagers of Kinvara are welcoming newcomers to their community, the children are enjoying the freedom of summer.  Book 3 of series.

The life of the legendary manager of Manchester United, from his childhood in the Govan district of Glasgow and culminating in his knighthood in 1999.

The fascinating and moving story of Kristian Birkeland, an early twentieth century scientist. At the expense of love and happiness, he worked tirelessly to solve the enigma of the Northern Lights.

When a young woman is raped and murdered in affluent Paragon Walk, Inspector Pitt and his wife Charlotte find themselves seeking a vicious killer.

Sequel to: 'The Steps to the Empty Throne' (4860). A fugitive and excommunicated, Robert the Bruce faced a future that seemed devoid of hope. His kingdom was occupied and many of his people opposed him but he blazed a path all the way from the ill-fated landing on the Ayrshire coast to Bannockburn.

Sequel to: 'Vet in the Vestry' (4458). The author continues his engaging and entertaining tales of life as a vet and minister in a rural Scottish community.

During a vicious persecution of the clergy in Mexico, a worldly priest, the 'whisky priest', is on the run. With the police closing in, his routes of escape are being shut off, his chances getting fewer. But compassion and humanity force him along the road to his destiny, reluctant to abandon those who need him, and those he cares for.

The story of John Carmichael, caught up in the struggle between Mary, Queen of Scots and the Earl of Moray in 16th century Scotland. The Carmichaels had fought for the Queen at the Battle of Langside and found themselves in a precarious position, as the Protestant lords began to wreak vengeance on supporters of the losing side.

Set in the mid-eighteenth century in the fictitious third Jacobite rebellion, Redgauntlet tells of Darsie Latimer, a student of law who becomes embroiled in a plot to put Prince Charles Edward (aka, Bonnie Prince Charlie) on the British throne.

When a challenge is issued to three land-owners from fictional poacher John McNab, all three estates use every means possible to stop him succeeding. A romantic adventure set in Scotland.

This new study seeks out the truth about the poet's sexual relationships with women.

Book 1 of the trilogy. Scotland in 1290 was in turmoil. Edward I, King of England, seized the chance to control the Scots, but he had young Robert the Bruce as an opponent.

Sequel to 'The Path of the Hero King' (4944). After England's defeat at the Battle of Bannockburn it will be another 14 years before a peace treaty is signed with England.

After the collapse of the South Sea Bubble in 1721. William Spandrel has all his debts discharged provided he delivers a package to Ysbrand de Vries in Amsterdam. When de Vries is killed, Spandrel must get the package into the right hands, but whose?