Novels from local authors from Orkney or Orkney-based.
Set amidst the spectacular scenery of the Orkney Islands, Gabrielle Barnby's skilfully plotted first novel is a beautifully understated story of deception and forgiveness, love and redemption.
Orkney local Helen Davis's debut novel, an elegant tale of murder, seduction, vengeance, and the value of a good friendship.
Orkney's Neolithic Epic - Skara - The Fourth Wave. Written and illustrated by Andrew Appleby. Paperback.
Novel set in Stromness, Ed Beech is one half of Beech Building Services. He's based in Bermondsey but no job's too small, no distance too great. So when he's asked to do some work on a house in Orkney, he... takes off. By Peter Benson. Paperback.
Life for Jessica MacLeod was all mapped out. A successful career, her own house and her less than perfect partner Tony was all that Jessica knew, until he left her. By Eilidh I. F. MacDonald. Paperback.
A fire brought them together. Did Mary Ann make the right decision? This fictional saga unfolds from notes left by Mary Ann's son and covers a period spanning the 19th and 20th centuries at a time of great change in the world. By Gregor Lamb. Paperback.
Orkney's Neolithic Epic - Skara - The Third Wave. Written and illustrated by Andrew Appleby. Paperback.
A fantasy written for children by Eric Linklater. Paperback.
Orkney's Neolithic Epic - Skara - The Second Wave. Written and illustrated by Andrew Appleby. Paperback.
Orkney's Neolithic Epic - Skara- The First Wave. Written and illustrated by Andrew Appleby. Paperback.
A thrilling coming of age novel set during the Napoleonic Wars. By Virginia F. K. Crow, who grew up on Orkney.