Neil Lancaster
@neillancaster66.bsky.social
Black Isle based crime writer of The Max Craigie series, occasionally known for writing spy thrillers as Max Connor
Repped by Kerr Macrae at LPA
www.neillancastercrime.co.uk
Repped by Kerr Macrae at LPA
www.neillancastercrime.co.uk
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I am lucky enough to have just finished an advance copy of this beauty.
It is (I say quietly so as not to unduly polish his ego) Neil’s best thriller yet.
Ridiculously compelling. Devastatingly plotted. Timely, witty - basically everything you could want.
The multi-talented bastard.
It is (I say quietly so as not to unduly polish his ego) Neil’s best thriller yet.
Ridiculously compelling. Devastatingly plotted. Timely, witty - basically everything you could want.
The multi-talented bastard.
January 24, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Coming in June
The next in the Josie Chapman series, this time it's pure thriller, and embryonic spy stories...
All set in the seating heat of Southern California
Preorder here ..
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The next in the Josie Chapman series, this time it's pure thriller, and embryonic spy stories...
All set in the seating heat of Southern California
Preorder here ..
amzn.eu/d/1CMtq9H
January 21, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Coming in June
The next in the Josie Chapman series, this time it's pure thriller, and embryonic spy stories...
All set in the seating heat of Southern California
Preorder here ..
amzn.eu/d/1CMtq9H
The next in the Josie Chapman series, this time it's pure thriller, and embryonic spy stories...
All set in the seating heat of Southern California
Preorder here ..
amzn.eu/d/1CMtq9H
Black Isle now
January 19, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Black Isle now
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If you want a cheap pressie for a relative you only like a vague amount, my latest paperback is very cheap.
Just £5.48 !
How am I supposed to buy Peggy's gravy bones?
Do you want my dog to starve?
Shame on you !
(please buy several copies)
If you want a cheap pressie for a relative you only like a vague amount, my latest paperback is very cheap.
Just £5.48 !
How am I supposed to buy Peggy's gravy bones?
Do you want my dog to starve?
Shame on you !
(please buy several copies)
When Shadows Fall: A new utterly gripping Scottish police procedural for crime fiction and thriller fans for 2025!: Book 6 (DS Max Craigie Scottish Crime Thrillers)
Buy When Shadows Fall: A new utterly gripping Scottish police procedural for crime fiction and thriller fans for 2025!: Book 6 (DS Max Craigie Scottish Crime Thrillers) by Lancaster, Neil (ISBN: 9780008551391) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
amazon.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 3:08 PM
amazon.co.uk/dp/0008551391#SalesRank
If you want a cheap pressie for a relative you only like a vague amount, my latest paperback is very cheap.
Just £5.48 !
How am I supposed to buy Peggy's gravy bones?
Do you want my dog to starve?
Shame on you !
(please buy several copies)
If you want a cheap pressie for a relative you only like a vague amount, my latest paperback is very cheap.
Just £5.48 !
How am I supposed to buy Peggy's gravy bones?
Do you want my dog to starve?
Shame on you !
(please buy several copies)
Reposted by Neil Lancaster
Coming in March 2026 from @hqstories.bsky.social #TheDarkHeart book 7 in @neillancaster66.bsky.social 's #MaxCraigie series. Another great addition to a brilliant series, action packed and a little darker this time.
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December 2, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Coming in March 2026 from @hqstories.bsky.social #TheDarkHeart book 7 in @neillancaster66.bsky.social 's #MaxCraigie series. Another great addition to a brilliant series, action packed and a little darker this time.
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I just love this review ... #TheDarkHeart is coming in March.
Coming March 26 is #TheDarkHeart bk 7 in the #MaxCraigie series by @neillancaster66.bsky.social. Thanks to @hqstories.bsky.social and @netgalley.bsky.social I managed to get an early read of what is going to be a v popular book. Dark and thrilling
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The Dark Heart by Neil Lancaster #BookReview #TheDarkHeart #NeilLancaster #MaxCraigie #Thriller #Corruption
A drugs gang threaten to cause civil unrest
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December 2, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I just love this review ... #TheDarkHeart is coming in March.
This is nice to see
November 28, 2025 at 1:42 PM
This is nice to see
BBC News - Former Reform in Wales leader Nathan Gill jailed for pro-Russian bribery - BBC News
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
Fascinating and shocking in equal measures
This kind of hybrid warfare by Russia is part of the inspiration behind the next Max Craigie nove#TheDarkHeartrt
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
Fascinating and shocking in equal measures
This kind of hybrid warfare by Russia is part of the inspiration behind the next Max Craigie nove#TheDarkHeartrt
https://bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
November 21, 2025 at 6:18 PM
BBC News - Former Reform in Wales leader Nathan Gill jailed for pro-Russian bribery - BBC News
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
Fascinating and shocking in equal measures
This kind of hybrid warfare by Russia is part of the inspiration behind the next Max Craigie nove#TheDarkHeartrt
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
Fascinating and shocking in equal measures
This kind of hybrid warfare by Russia is part of the inspiration behind the next Max Craigie nove#TheDarkHeartrt
#WhenShadowsFall is out in paperback today .. in all good shops and online
It might be my best yet !
amzn.eu/d/hSYwhLU
It might be my best yet !
amzn.eu/d/hSYwhLU
November 20, 2025 at 8:46 AM
#WhenShadowsFall is out in paperback today .. in all good shops and online
It might be my best yet !
amzn.eu/d/hSYwhLU
It might be my best yet !
amzn.eu/d/hSYwhLU
Reposted by Neil Lancaster
A great session yesterday at Aye Write with @neillancaster66.bsky.social and Douglas Skelton.
November 9, 2025 at 8:53 AM
A great session yesterday at Aye Write with @neillancaster66.bsky.social and Douglas Skelton.
This is lovely to read
A fabulous new outing for DS Max Craigie - and the stakes could not be higher. From the policing to the Scots accents, the authenticity is second to none, and the dialogue is fast and fun. Tense and thrilling.
The Dark Heart by @neillancaster66.bsky.social out March 2026!
The Dark Heart by @neillancaster66.bsky.social out March 2026!
November 7, 2025 at 7:10 PM
This is lovely to read
October 13, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Reposted by Neil Lancaster
Putting together a few questions for my event @bloodyscotland.bsky.social a week on Saturday. Anything you'd like to hear fromAlex Gray, @neillancaster66.bsky.social, @johnsutherland.bsky.social Graeme Macrae Burnett? bloodyscotland.com/event/watchi...
Watching the Detectives: Alex Gray, Neil Lancaster, John Sutherland, - 456811 - Bloody Scotland
Police detectives form the bedrock of the crime novel. Meet four of the best.In Acts of Malice, the latest in […]
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September 2, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Putting together a few questions for my event @bloodyscotland.bsky.social a week on Saturday. Anything you'd like to hear fromAlex Gray, @neillancaster66.bsky.social, @johnsutherland.bsky.social Graeme Macrae Burnett? bloodyscotland.com/event/watchi...
FOr those of you who love a paperback !
Coming 20th November.
Preorders always very welcome
amzn.eu/d/ikBKqQ3
Coming 20th November.
Preorders always very welcome
amzn.eu/d/ikBKqQ3
July 25, 2025 at 12:49 PM
FOr those of you who love a paperback !
Coming 20th November.
Preorders always very welcome
amzn.eu/d/ikBKqQ3
Coming 20th November.
Preorders always very welcome
amzn.eu/d/ikBKqQ3
About to start this bad boy by @nivenj1.bsky.social narrated by the brilliant Angus King (who also narrates my books)
It may be a long dog walk !
It may be a long dog walk !
July 18, 2025 at 8:08 AM
About to start this bad boy by @nivenj1.bsky.social narrated by the brilliant Angus King (who also narrates my books)
It may be a long dog walk !
It may be a long dog walk !
July 6, 2025 at 8:34 AM
July 1, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Reposted by Neil Lancaster
I have just finished the insanely addictive No Mercy.
It has all the hallmarks - riveting, twisty-turny plotting and a wonderful cast of characters - of a @neillancaster66.bsky.social book, but is apparently by some Max Connor chap.
Either way, it is sensational. I cannot recommend it enough.
It has all the hallmarks - riveting, twisty-turny plotting and a wonderful cast of characters - of a @neillancaster66.bsky.social book, but is apparently by some Max Connor chap.
Either way, it is sensational. I cannot recommend it enough.
June 10, 2025 at 7:33 AM
I have just finished the insanely addictive No Mercy.
It has all the hallmarks - riveting, twisty-turny plotting and a wonderful cast of characters - of a @neillancaster66.bsky.social book, but is apparently by some Max Connor chap.
Either way, it is sensational. I cannot recommend it enough.
It has all the hallmarks - riveting, twisty-turny plotting and a wonderful cast of characters - of a @neillancaster66.bsky.social book, but is apparently by some Max Connor chap.
Either way, it is sensational. I cannot recommend it enough.
Reposted by Neil Lancaster
*** 🅱🅾🅾🅺 🆁🅴🆅🅸🅴🆆 *** #NoMercy #MaxConnor #NeilLancaster #HQDigital #NetGalley @neillancaster66.bsky.social @hqstories.bsky.social
Read my 5* spoiler-free review of this heart-pounding thriller ..https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7627885393
Read my 5* spoiler-free review of this heart-pounding thriller ..https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7627885393
June 5, 2025 at 2:17 PM
*** 🅱🅾🅾🅺 🆁🅴🆅🅸🅴🆆 *** #NoMercy #MaxConnor #NeilLancaster #HQDigital #NetGalley @neillancaster66.bsky.social @hqstories.bsky.social
Read my 5* spoiler-free review of this heart-pounding thriller ..https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7627885393
Read my 5* spoiler-free review of this heart-pounding thriller ..https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7627885393
June 5, 2025 at 6:28 AM
#BinDay
Peggy's owner must be a real opportunist to try and hijack this touching scene to promote Max Connor's (aka ME) new book
Yep .. I am that shallow
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Peggy's owner must be a real opportunist to try and hijack this touching scene to promote Max Connor's (aka ME) new book
Yep .. I am that shallow
amzn.to/3S4kJmF
May 27, 2025 at 7:17 AM
#BinDay
Peggy's owner must be a real opportunist to try and hijack this touching scene to promote Max Connor's (aka ME) new book
Yep .. I am that shallow
amzn.to/3S4kJmF
Peggy's owner must be a real opportunist to try and hijack this touching scene to promote Max Connor's (aka ME) new book
Yep .. I am that shallow
amzn.to/3S4kJmF
Finishing this fabulous book is a bitter sweet moment for me
The book is, of course, brilliant as I'd expect from my late friend Denzil Meyrick
A rapid paced, tense, gripping crime thriller
But I can't help feel sad that it's the last book of his I'll read
RIP big man
The book is, of course, brilliant as I'd expect from my late friend Denzil Meyrick
A rapid paced, tense, gripping crime thriller
But I can't help feel sad that it's the last book of his I'll read
RIP big man
May 17, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Finishing this fabulous book is a bitter sweet moment for me
The book is, of course, brilliant as I'd expect from my late friend Denzil Meyrick
A rapid paced, tense, gripping crime thriller
But I can't help feel sad that it's the last book of his I'll read
RIP big man
The book is, of course, brilliant as I'd expect from my late friend Denzil Meyrick
A rapid paced, tense, gripping crime thriller
But I can't help feel sad that it's the last book of his I'll read
RIP big man
A long time ago, in a faraway land with a full head of hair
May 10, 2025 at 7:10 PM
A long time ago, in a faraway land with a full head of hair
Reposted by Neil Lancaster
I’m here tomorrow evening with @johnsutherland.bsky.social & @neillancaster66.bsky.social talking about our new books, an event supported by Montrose bookshop, Ink and Quill. Can’t wait!
May 5, 2025 at 7:40 AM
I’m here tomorrow evening with @johnsutherland.bsky.social & @neillancaster66.bsky.social talking about our new books, an event supported by Montrose bookshop, Ink and Quill. Can’t wait!