Fiction, folklore and poetry set in, or about, Orkney.
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Novels from local authors from Orkney or Orkney-based.
Novels based in Orkney, by authors from far and wide.
Poets from, and inspired by, Orkney.
Explore the rich folklore and mythology of Orkney.
Signed Indie Exclusive Hardback with Sprayed Edges PRE-ORDER Published 7th October 2025 Receive a FREE short story from Ann Cleeves when you pre-order The Killing Stones, early access exclusive to the Orcadian Bookshop! (limited time only) FREE 2nd class UK p&p! Important: 'The Killing Stones' must be ordered separately in it's own order, or your...
Set in Orkney. Escape with this feel-good and big-hearted debut novel from broadcaster Lorraine Kelly. If you love Maeve Binchy, you'll love The Island Swimmer. Once the tide turns, you can't hold it back... By Lorraine Kelly. Paperback.
The 2nd book in the Orkney Mystery series by Daniel Aubrey. SIGNED COPY PRE-ORDER - published June 2025. In-store signing mid-June tbc, signed copies will be shipped after this, no need to order a copy if attending. Important: this book must be ordered separately in it's own order, unless you are happy for your entire order to be dispatched when 'The...
...Are left to tell the tale. Set in Sanday, Orkney. The 11th book in the Rhona Macleod series. By Lin Anderson. Paperback.
A Neolithic whodunit. The third in the Marna Mystery Series. By B.K. Bryce. Book 1 Available Here Book 2 Available Here
A Neolithic whodunit. The first in the Marna Mystery Series. By B.K. Bryce. Book 2 available here Book 3 available here
Ingrid has created and sold pictures. She has written and had her work published in a variety of places. But until now, she has never shown them together. This beautiful book presents her paintings and poetry side by side in all the intensely felt moods of Orkney. By Ingrid Grieve. Gloss soft bound.
Edited by Sarah Neely, foreword by Ali Smith. Paperback.
How far would you go to mend a broken heart? Set in Orkney. By Holly Hepburn. Paperback.
Dark Water. Darker Deeds. A Rhona MacLeod thriller set in Orkney. By Lin Anderson. Paperback.
Midwinter in Orkney. Six hours of daylight. A race against time to catch a killer. As the night closes in, so does the killer. First book in the crime/thriller series, set in Orkney. By Daniel Aubrey Paperback.