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2000s: A body on a beach starts a nightmare in the small community of Kinloch
Whisky from Small Glasses (DCI Daley 1)
What you need to know before your trail
DCI Jim Daley is sent from the city to investigate a murder after the body of a woman is washed up on an idyllic beach on the West Coast of Scotland. Far away from urban resources, he finds himself a stranger in a close-knit community. Love, betrayal, fear and death stalk the small town, as Daley investigates a case that becomes more deadly than he could possibly imagine, in this compelling Scottish crime novel infused with intrigue and dark humour.
Travel Guide
Author’s guide to “Kinloch”
Those of you who have knowledge of Kintyre may recognise that Blaan is my fictitious various of the village of Southend – originally St Blaan – located on the southern tip of the Peninsula. This settlement has such a rich history
There does exist a real Rat Stone or Stane as it is referred to locally. It can be found in the shore of Pennyseorach, two miles or so from the centre of Southend. While its origin and age are uncertain, it has long been associated with fertility. Indeed well within living memory, local farmers would place metal pins in its carved stone bowl as a traditional offering to guarantee a good harvest.
Tradition has it that what is now Southend was the first stopping off f point of Saint Columba when he left his native Ireland to spread the gospel throughout Scotland. You can see where he is said to have left his footsteps close to the local graveyard – and even stand in them for yourself.
The Kintyre Peninsula was the first part of the country settled by the Scoti tribe who eventually gave Scotland its name.
The old Castle used to stand in the shadow of Dunaverty Rock – where one of the great massacres in the history of the islands took place
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