Books published by Orenda Books

Police officer Alexander Blix and celebrity blogger Emma Ramm join forces to track down a serial killer.

Three generations of women from the Skelfs family take over the family funeral home and PI businesses in the first book of a taut, gripping page-turning and darkly funny new series.***Longlisted for the McIlvanney Prize for Best Scottish Crime Book of the Year*** 'An engrossing and beautifully written tale that bears all the Doug Johnstone hallmarks in its warmth and darkly comic undertones' Herald Scotland 'Gripping and blackly humorous' Observer 'I was addicted from the first page; gripping, gritty and darkly funny as hell' Erin Kelly 'A Dark Matter showcases a writer at the peak of his powers, except that with every book, Doug Johnstone just gets better' Val McDermid _________________ Meet the Skelfs: well-known Edinburgh family, proprietors of a long-established funeral-home business, and private investigators... When patriarch Jim dies, it's left to his wife Dorothy, daughter Jenny and granddaughter Hannah to take charge of both businesses, kicking off an unexpected series of events. Dorothy discovers mysterious payments to another woman, suggesting that Jim wasn't the husband she thought he was. Hannah's best friend Mel has vanished from university, and the simple adultery case that Jenny takes on leads to something stranger and far darker than any of them could have imagined. As the women struggle to come to terms with their grief, and the demands of the business threaten to overwhelm them, secrets from the past emerge, which change everything...A compelling, tense and shocking thriller and a darkly funny and warm portrait of a family in turmoil, A Dark Matter introduces a cast of unforgettable characters, marking the start of an addictive new series. _________________ 'A fiendish mystery that is also deeply moving and laced with suitably dark humour ... set to be one of the books of the year' Mark Billingham 'Emotionally complex, richly layered and darkly funny. An addictive blend of Case Histories and Six Feet Under' Chris Brookmyre 'This dark but touching thriller makes for a thoroughly enjoyable slice of Edinburgh noir' Mary Paulson-Ellis 'This enjoyable mystery is also a touching and often funny portrayal of grief, as the three tough but tender main characters pick up the pieces and carry on: more, please' Guardian 'A tense ride ... strong, believable characters' Kerry Hudson, Big Issue 'They are all wonderful characters: flawed, funny, brave - and well set up for a series. I wouldn't call him cosy, but there's warmth to Johnstone's writing' Sunday Times

The thrilling conclusion to Sigurdardottir's Reykjavik Noir trilogy

A stark, stunning and poignant new novel from the bestselling author of the Claymore Straker series

A heart-pounding, relentless and chilling psychological thriller, rich with deliciously dark and unapologetic humour,

A pulsatingly tense psychological thriller, Breakers is also a breathtakingly brutal, beautiful and deeply moving story.

The Norwegian Anne Tyler makes her English debut in a beautiful, bittersweet novel of regret, relationships and rare psychological insights...

The wolves are no longer in the dark ... they are at his door. And they want vengeance...

A compulsive, disturbingly relevant, twisty and powerful psychological, social-media thriller from the bestselling author of The Black Path

The Ringmaster marks the return of passionate, headstrong police officer, Sam Shephard, in the next instalment of Vanda Symon's bestselling series.

Chastity Riley and her new sidekick Ivo investigate the case of newspaper executives who have been caged and tortured outside their offices ... on a trail that leads them to the hothouse world of boarding schools and some harrowing secrets... You loved Dark ... now meet Chastity Riley

Welcome to the Heady Heights is a dark, laugh-out-loud comedy, a poignant tribute to a bygone age and a delicious drama about desperate men.

The international bestselling godfather of Nordic Noir takes on one of the most horrific periods of modern history, in a stunning standalone thriller

A beautifully written, darkly funny, mesmerisingly emotive and deliciously told debut novel with echoes of Armistead Maupin...

Sequel to bestseller Keeper, the duo unravels a case that takes them from Franco's Spain to the corrupt fertility clinics of Sweden.

Innocent acts can have devastating consequences... Bestselling author Louise Voss returns with a dark and riveting psychological thriller

From the bestselling author of Exquisite - a chilling psychological thriller with a devastatingly dark heart

Single-mother bounty hunter Lori Anderson returns in another nail-biting, high-voltage read.

A heartbreaking, breathtakingly beautiful love story with a tragedy at its heart, from the critically acclaimed author of Maria in the Moon.

A fast-paced, relevant, standalone thriller from bestselling, award-winning author Michael Stanley. Freelance journalist Crystal Nguyen heads to South Africa to research a feature on rhino hunting, with devastating results...

An unnerving mystery, a chilling thriller and a dark and superbly wrought ghost story set in an isolated commune.

A stunningly moving and explosive psychological thriller from the international bestselling author of A Suitable Lie

Fargo meets Baywatch in a dark, poignant comedy thriller by the King of Helsinki Noir

Dark, disturbing and fiendishly clever domestic noir ... one of the psychological thrillers of the year SELECTED AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE GUARDIAN, TELEGRAPH AND DAILY EXPRESS