Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thunder Bay | 2011 | Douglas Skelton | Buy |
| 2 | The Blood Is Still | 2021 | Douglas Skelton | Buy |
| 3 | A Rattle of Bones | 2021 | Douglas Skelton | Buy |
| 4 | Where Demons Hide | 2022 | Douglas Skelton | Buy |
| 5 | Children of the Mist | 2023 | Douglas Skelton | Buy |
| 6 | The Hollow Mountain / Tigers in the Dark | 2024 | Douglas Skelton | Buy |
The Rebecca Connolly series follows a journalist working in the Scottish Highlands, where the remote landscape and tight-knit communities create a distinctive backdrop for crime fiction. Starting with Thunder Bay in 2011, Douglas Skelton uses Rebecca’s profession as a natural way to draw her into murder investigations and cold cases that local authorities cannot or will not solve.
The series grew to six books, running through 2024 with The Hollow Mountain / Tigers in the Dark. Skelton shifts his focus from Glasgow’s urban crime scene to the Highlands, where isolation and history create their own brand of tension. The settings are atmospheric without being picturesque, and the crimes Rebecca uncovers are rooted in local conflicts that feel specific to the communities Skelton describes. This is a strong series for readers who want Scottish crime fiction beyond the usual city settings.