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I'm a bestselling mystery thriller author of The Athenian Murders, The Saturn House Killings and Cold Secrets. Seven Bodies, my new mystery thriller, is coming out in January 2026 with Bloodhound Books. I'm currently based in Canada, however, I call the wonderful Elgin in Moray home. When I'm not spinning my next novel's twists and turns, I can usually be found hiking, cooking, and talking about Classical and Renaissance art to anyone who will listen.

New mystery thriller release coming in January 2026!

An exclusive retreat. An isolated hotel. A storm that changes everything.

The Tornivan Hotel in the remote Scottish Highlands is Jules’s last shot at success. When a wealthy investor and his wife arrive for a weekend stay, it feels like the chance she’s been waiting for.

But as a blizzard arrives, the hotel’s guests and staff find themselves snowed in with no way out, and they all have secrets of their own. When one of them disappears without a trace, panic spreads through the corridors.

Desperate to protect her reputation and save her dream, Jules makes a decision that could change everything. Because in this hotel, danger isn’t out in the storm… it’s already inside.

Perfect for fans of Lucy Foley and Agatha Christie, Seven Bodies is a gripping, claustrophobic mystery that will keep you guessing until the very last page.

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The Visit: A Short Story

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My books...

The Athenian Murders

Detectives in Greece solve a string of murders inspired by ancient myths.

The Saturn House Killings

Sequel to The Athenian Murders... the mystery of a body found on the beach of an exclusive island resort tests the Hellenic Police team.

Cold Secrets

Bar owner Robert Begg is puzzled when a mysterious visitor claims he is the key to solving a decades' old murder case in the Scottish village of Findrussie.

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Life of late (September/October edition):

1. A trip to Lisbon with my mum and brother. It's really just a treat of a city, isn't it? As usual, "I could definitely live here" was repeated x 127.

2. Cats and pumpkins are an excellent pairing. Not in soup, obviously. But in autumnal aesthetics.

3. I stole this photo from my brother (my mum and brother visited Saguenay, too). It was the best fall colour display yet. Unfortunately (or fortunately), no moose were spotted.

4. We did a little bit of hiking, but, as you can see, I've hurt my poor old lady knee, so I was somewhat curtailed.

5. What does a 38 year old taking up ballet for the first time in 20 years look like? The grinning just hasn't stopped. This is, incidentally, what agitated the poor old lady knee. Apparently, I must now squat like my life depends on it.

6. I found an Agatha I didn't love. It's one of her early ones from 1929 and she experiments with a spy thriller vibe, rather than her taut mystery formula.

#lifelately #authorlife #autumnvibes #autumnleaves🍂
#catandpumpkin

The truth is that I can't remember the last time I cleaned my laptop screen.

A post of two parts...

The first: I'm very much enjoying The Fate of Mary Rose by Caroline Blackwood. It's best paired with a cocktail supporting a tense and subtle twist, like a martini with a pickled green tomato. Or, if you don't drink, a spiced sparkling apple juice with a hint of cayenne pepper. Or you can just read it. Whatever floats your boat.

The second: you can now download a short story of the mystery thriller type straight from my website. Yes, it's part of a promotional effort to get you to read by January release, Seven Bodies (Bloodhound Books). However, there's really no catch, so if you want a dark, twisty tale set in the Highlands that'll all be over within twenty minutes, then head to victoriarandleauthor.com.

#murdermysterybook #murdermysterybooks #mysterythrillerbooks #spookybooks #halloweenreading

It's been such a wonderful few months of reading. Here are some favourites - a delicious mix of mystery, thriller, and lit. fic. books.

Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister: I feel like nobody does a hook like Gillian McAllister! A woman receives news of a hostage situation involving her husband... then finds out her husband is the perpetrator. A fantastic thriller, almost impossible not to lap it up.

Slags by Emma Jane Unsworth: I've never felt such a concentrated concoction of nostalgia and trauma in equal parts. If you're my age and grew up in any type of suburb, I think you'll feel the same.

Borrower of the Night by Elizabeth Peters: written in the 70s, this is an art history mystery thriller. It couldn't have been written with me in mind, but also, it must have been.

Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie: one of my favourite Agatha facts is that she accompanied her second husband, archaeologist Sir Max Edgar Mallowan, on his various digs around the world. They met at an excavation in Ur in 1930, and this whodunnit was published six years later. It's everything I love about Christie.

Transit by Rachel Cusk: the second in the Outline trilogy, this meandering autofiction is set in London. Like the brilliant Outline, its observations of human interactions are somehow both mundane and soul-shattering.

Ecstasy by Ivy Pochoda: everybody read this right now! It's a modern retelling of The Bacchae. Just brilliant and drunk and infectious.

The Perfect Stranger by Tara Lyons: a cinematic psych-thriller that I devoured on the beach.

#bookrecommendation #thrillerbooks #mysterythrillerbooks

Life of late:

1. Will's parents came to stay and treated us to the Hotel Tadoussac. It's the perfect setting for a murder mystery. G&T in hand on the manicured lawn, peering at the whales from beneath my floppy straw hat, I felt like I was in an Agatha Christie novel. Very 1940s core/chic.

2. It was the music festival in Tadoussac, so there was some lovely music on the rocks. The seagulls carried on as normal.

3. Following the Maltese Salt Flat Dance of 2024, I bring you the Covered Bridge Dance of 2025.

4. Don't let this fool you... so far, the summer has been a wash out with the exception of a few hot days. We used one of these to hike (I got grumpy, but you can't tell here).

5. Baie St-Marguerite is officially my favourite camping spot EVER. I love it so much. The whales say hello. The waters are beautiful. The skies always put on a show. So thankful that some mates joined us this time - a top couple of nights.

6. Where I read my book on the camping trip (at the moment a 1970s lost artifact mystery by Elizabeth Peters called Borrower of the Night).

#lifelately #campinglife #sunsetlover #tadoussac #hikinglife

I don't think I'll ever learn to look in the mirror before talking into my phone. Apologies for the smudged mascara. I've had a few new followers over on the other app, but wanted to post this here too! My book vibe...
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A weekend full of hikes. Some sensational views. "Camping" in the woods. No bears as of yet. #hiking #québec #cabinlife

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