Dead Man’s Grave
This grave can never be opened.
The head of Scotland’s most powerful crime family is brutally murdered, his body dumped inside an ancient grave in a remote cemetery.
This murder can never be forgotten.
Detectives Max Craigie and Janie Calder arrive at the scene, a small town where everyone has secrets to hide. They soon realise this murder is part of a blood feud between two Scottish families that stretches back to the 1800s. One thing’s for it might be the latest killing, but it won’t be the last…
This killer can never be caught.
As the body count rises, the investigation uncovers large-scale corruption at the heart of the Scottish Police Service. Now Max and Janie must turn against their closest colleagues – to solve a case that could cost them far more than just their lives…
Neil Lancaster
I joined the RAF in 1983 where I served as a Military Policeman for six years, in the UK, Germany, Cyprus and the Falkland Islands, mostly as a patrol dog handler. In 1990 I joined the Metropolitan Police where I worked in a number of roles as a Detective investigating the most serious of crimes in the capital and beyond. I was a covert policing specialist using all sorts of tactics to obtain evidence against murderers, human traffickers, drug dealers and fraudsters
Since leaving the Met in 2015 I have lived in the Scottish Highlands where I now write crime and thriller novels whilst looking from my window at the view all the way to the Cairngorms
DS Max Craigie Scottish Crime Thrillers
DS Max Craigie Scottish Crime Thrillers consists of seven books and series is set to expand with the upcoming release of one more book. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.


