Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Inheritance | 2016 | Michael Phillips | Buy |
| 2 | The Cottage | 2016 | Michael Phillips | Buy |
| 3 | The Legacy | 2017 | Michael Phillips | Buy |
Secrets of the Shetlands takes Michael Phillips to one of Scotland’s most remote settings. The three novels follow a woman whose unexpected inheritance draws her to the Shetland Islands, where she uncovers family secrets stretching back generations. Published in 2016 and 2017, the series combines Phillips’s love of Scottish landscape with a mystery-driven narrative about identity and belonging.
The Shetland setting gives the books a windswept, isolated atmosphere distinct from Phillips’s Highland novels. The trilogy uses the discovery of hidden family history as a path to both personal and spiritual growth.