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Arachnid Press is an independent Scottish publisher.
Website: https://www.arachnid.scot/
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‘Friend or Foe?’ is a fast-paced new thriller set largely in south-west Scotland during World War Two. The hunt for a spy leads the book’s central characters to Lochryan House in Cairnryan.
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This modern image shows Lochryan House in Cairnryan. A pair of gateposts topped off by stone balls dominate the centre of the frame, with lower walls either side of them. Between the gateposts, a drive leads from the foot of the frame into its centre, where part of a three-storey white mansion can be seen, topped off by crenellations. There are trees and bushes either side of the drive and beyond the mansion a wooded hillside leads out of the top of the frame. The scene is in sunlight. The front cover of ‘Friend or Foe?’ is shown in the bottom right corner.
December 18, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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A city at peace in a world at war. ‘The Stockholm Run’ is a thriller set in Scotland and Sweden in World War Two. RAF Grangemouth, once the Central Scotland Airport, is one of the Scottish locations used.
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The image shows the Spitfire at the RAF Grangemouth memorial in bright sunlight. The Spitfire is displayed on a stand as if in flight from right to left and is surrounded by a circle of low railings. It is slightly banked to its right, away from us. The front cover of 'The Stockholm Run' is shown in the bottom left corner.
December 16, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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One broch, two millennia, three murders. ‘Thicker Than Water’ is a compelling murder mystery set in northern Scotland. The Dornoch Castle Hotel is visited by the book's central characters.
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The image shows a late evening view of the Dornoch Castle Hotel in Dornoch, Sutherland. We are looking obliquely across a street at the front of the hotel, which was originally a castle. It is dark and lit by floodlights. The tower is on the right and the main range to the left of it. There is still light in the sky and the branches of a tree are in the upper right of the frame. The front cover of ‘Thicker Than Water’ is shown in the bottom left corner.
December 14, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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‘Friend or Foe?’ is a fast-paced new thriller set largely in south-west Scotland during World War Two. Stranraer harbour has an important part to play in the hunt for an enemy spy.
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This modern image shows Stranraer harbour. In the right foreground a group of small mainly white leisure and fishing craft are moored to a set of pontoons that extend out into the blue waters of the harbour. In the background is a pier with larger fishing boats moored to it. In the distance on the right is a strip of hilly land. The scene is in sunlight. The front cover of ‘Friend or Foe?’ is shown in the bottom right corner.
December 12, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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How many deaths to end a war? ‘Eyes Turned Skywards’ is a fast-paced thriller set mainly in northern Scotland during World War Two. Strathmore Lodge in Caithness is an important location in the book.
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This image shows the private Strathmore Lodge near Loch More in Caithness. The main block is two storeys in height and stands in the centre of the frame with lower buildings attached to its right side and a hint of a conical tower beyond its left end. The building is mainly white and has a slate roof. A freestanding tower can be seen to its right, beyond leafless trees. The light is grey. The front cover of ‘Eyes Turned Skywards’ is shown in the bottom right corner.
December 10, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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When the hunter becomes the prey. ‘The High Road’ is a fast-paced contemporary thriller set mainly in central Scotland and the far north-west, including the elusive Hermit’s Castle at Achmelvich.
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The image shows a view along a rocky promontory with grassy patches and sea on the right and in the background. In the centre of the frame is a light grey concrete structure made up of flat planes and odd angles with a chimney projecting from its centre and small square window holes in several of the surfaces. The scene is in sunlight. The front cover of ‘The High Road’ is shown in the bottom right corner.
December 8, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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‘Friend or Foe?’ is a fast-paced new thriller set largely in south-west Scotland during World War Two. RAF Wigtown has a central role in the book as the search for a spy builds towards its dramatic conclusion.
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This modern image shows a view across a cultivated field with green plants appearing above ground. In the lower right of the frame is a windowless two-storey square flat-roofed concrete building with ivy growing up part of it and the floor of a balcony on its left. The sun is coming from the right, leaving the face nearest us in shadow. In the distance the land rises to high rounded hills. The sky is blue. The front cover of ‘Friend or Foe?’ is shown in the top left corner.
December 6, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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Relentless pursuit and a grisly murder. ‘Hide and Seek’ is a fast-paced thriller set in Stirling Castle and more widely across Scotland during World War Two. Dunkeld and Birnam station features in the story.
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This modern image shows Dunkeld and Birnam railway station. It is taken from a passenger bridge and the twin tracks run below the viewer before joining into one in the distance and disappearing. The station buildings are next to the platform on the right of the image, and there is an open platform on the left. The sky is cloudy. The front cover of ‘Hide and Seek’ is shown in the top left corner.
December 4, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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You can’t ask a dead man who pulled the trigger. ‘A Tangled Web’ is a fast-paced thriller set in northern Scotland. Inverness Airport has a part to play as the story builds and in the epilogue.
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The image shows the front of the passenger terminal at Inverness Airport. The modern building has external supports and a large oblong canopy over the entrance, with the name INVERNESS AIRPORT above it in dark blue. There is a paved area on this side of the terminal and a passenger is walking towards the photographer with a travel case. The sky is blue. The front cover of ‘A Tangled Web’ is shown in the bottom right corner.
December 2, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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‘Friend or Foe?’ is a fast-paced new thriller set largely in south-west Scotland during World War Two. The two central characters visit Cairn Head in Galloway where this temporary harbour is being tested.
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This modern image shows the coastline near Cairn Head in Galloway, with a rocky beach in the foreground and on the right, as far as the horizon just above the middle of the frame. The narrow band of visible sea is blue, and the sky is blue with the light coming from the right. There is a black and white image inset into the bottom right of the frame showing a reverse view from the air with a temporary harbour with a roadway leading to the beach shown in the main photograph. The front cover of ‘Friend or Foe?’ is shown in the top left corner.
November 30, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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When the past comes back to haunt you. ‘The Danger of Life’ is a fast-paced thriller set in Scotland during World War Two. The main character visits the army headquarters housed in Edinburgh Castle at the time.
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The image shows a telephoto view up to the west side of Edinburgh Castle past a tree in the bottom left of the frame. The stone barracks are rising in the upper centre of the frame, with a high wall this side of them descending to steeply sloping grass banks. Below them is a lower stone wall which stands above rocky crags. The sky is blue. The front cover of ‘The Danger of Life’ is shown in the top right corner.
November 28, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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How far would you go to right a wrong? ‘The House With 46 Chimneys’ is a spooky adventure story for younger readers involving the haunting of Dunmore Park in central Scotland. This is the village of Dunmore.
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The image shows the village of Dunmore. A block of stone houses with tall chimneys can be seen beneath the branches of a large tree, whose trunk is on the left. There are swings on this side of the houses and more buildings on the left. The scene is in sunlight. The front cover of ‘The House With 46 Chimneys’ is shown in the bottom right corner.
November 26, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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‘Friend or Foe?’ is a fast-paced new thriller set largely in south-west Scotland during World War Two. Wigtown plays an important role in the story as the hunt for a spy builds towards its climax.
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This modern image shows Wigtown County Buildings and Town Hall in the heart of Wigtown in Galloway. Across the bottom of the frame is a grass bowling green which slopes noticeably down to the left. Beyond it is a large red stone building that is eight bays wide and two tall storeys in height. On its left end is a tall clock tower. The land drops away behind the building. The sky is mainly blue but the side of the building facing us is in shadow. The front cover of ‘Friend or Foe?’ is shown in the top right corner.
November 24, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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A city at peace in a world at war. ‘The Stockholm Run’ is a fast-paced thriller set in Scotland and Sweden during World War Two. The Dockmaster's House on Beckholmen in Stockholm hosts a key meeting in the book.
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The image shows a small beige house built in classical style. The main block is three bays wide by two storeys high and it has a pediment with an oculus above. There are single window extensions on both sides and a door in the centre. The house is approached via climbing drive beyond a gate and hedge. There are trees on the left. The front cover of 'The Stockholm Run' is shown in the top right corner.
November 22, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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When the hunter becomes the prey. ‘The High Road’ is a contemporary thriller set mainly in central and north-west Scotland. Portpatrick in Galloway is also visited, with fatal consequences.
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The image shows a view down onto an enclosed harbour with an inner segment in the bottom left of the frame and an outer segment in the centre right of the frame. A village of mainly white houses and cottages stretches round the far side of the harbour, finishing as the coast climbs to low cliffs in the upper right of the frame, looking right out to sea. There are more buildings in the bottom right and boats are moored in the inner harbour. The front cover of ‘The High Road’ is shown in the bottom right corner.
November 20, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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‘Friend or Foe?’ is a fast-paced new thriller set largely in south-west Scotland during World War Two. The Harbour Inn in Garlieston was known as the Galloway Arms Hotel in 1943 and appears in the book.
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This modern image shows the Harbour Inn in Garlieston. It is two storeys in height with a slate roof and is finished in white over rough stone. It occupies a corner position on the street, with the building extending out of the right side of the frame and the corner, with a hanging pub sign, on the left. Behind the sign are the frontages of other buildings in the street. The sunlight is coming from the left and glances across the face of the inn. The sky is blue. The front cover of ‘Friend or Foe?’ is shown in the bottom right corner.
November 18, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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Relentless pursuit and a grisly murder. ‘Hide and Seek’ is a fast-paced thriller set in Stirling Castle, including the Palace seen here, and more widely across Scotland during World War Two.
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This modern image shows a view from the south of the Palace at Stirling Castle. There are formal gardens in the foreground and the Palace rises above them past battlements to an ornate roofline. The scene is in sunlight. The front cover of ‘Hide and Seek’ is shown in the bottom right corner.
November 16, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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You can’t ask a dead man who pulled the trigger. ‘A Tangled Web’ is a fast-paced thriller set in northern Scotland. The superb beach at Achmelvich is visited by the book's two central characters.
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The image shows the beach at Achmelvich in the middle vertical third of the frame, with bright white sand on the right extending into light blue and then dark blue sea on the left. There are two tiny people walking on the beach. In the foreground the beach ends with rounded grey rocks, and there is sandy grass at the foot of the frame. Beyond the beach is a grey rock headland that cuts across the frame. The sky is blue. The front cover of ‘A Tangled Web’ is shown in the top right corner.
November 14, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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‘Friend or Foe?’ is a fast-paced new thriller set largely in south-west Scotland during World War Two. The flying boat base at RAF Wig Bay on Loch Ryan has a background role in the book.
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This modern image shows a broad slipway that originally formed part of RAF Wig Bay, a wartime flying boat base on Loch Ryan. The slipway comes in from the lower left of the frame and extends across its bottom, disappearing below the surface of the loch on the right. The slipway is heavily discoloured and has a scatter of wheels and other debris on it. A small fishing boat painted in red primer is sitting on a cradle on the slipway in the middle left of the frame. The loch is in the background, with its eastern side visible in the distance. The scene is in sunlight. The front cover of ‘Friend or Foe?’ is shown in the top right corner.
November 12, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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How many deaths to end a war? ‘Eyes Turned Skywards’ is a fast-paced thriller set mainly in northern Scotland during World War Two. The central character uses a Hawker Hurricane as his personal transport.
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This modern image shows a Hawker Hurricane fighter painted in grey and green camouflage parked on concrete and seen from the rear. The tail fills much of the centre of the frame and the wings extend out of the sides. Two of the propellor blades can be seen beyond the fuselage. In the background are other parked aircraft and then parts of two large green hangars. The scene is in sunlight. The front cover of ‘Eyes Turned Skywards’ is shown in the top right corner.
November 10, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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When the hunter becomes the prey. ‘The High Road’ is a fast-paced contemporary thriller set mainly in central Scotland and the far north-west, and Sandwood Bay has an important role in the book.
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The image shows a sandy beach with pinkish and grey rocks in the foreground and the light blue sea beyond, with lines of white breakers thundering in from the open sea on the right to the beach on the left. In the upper centre of the frame is a sea stack formed of black rock and this stands off the end of black cliffs in the upper left of the frame. The scene is in sunlight. The front cover of ‘The High Road’ is shown in the top left corner.
November 8, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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A city at peace in a world at war. ‘The Stockholm Run’ is a fast-paced thriller set in Scotland and Sweden during World War Two. Cairnpapple Hill near Bathgate is visited by the book’s two central characters.
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The image shows a modern view of Cairnpapple Hill. The site was excavated in 1947/8 and looked very different when visited in the book in 1943. The image shows a grassy mound with steps, and a stony foreground with a circular hole. The front cover of 'The Stockholm Run' is shown in the bottom right corner.
November 6, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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‘Friend or Foe?’ is a fast-paced new thriller set largely in south-west Scotland during World War Two. In 1943, temporary harbours to support the D-Day landings were developed at Garlieston.
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This modern image shows the harbour at Garlieston in Galloway. The quayside extends into the picture from the bottom left and the tide is well out, exposing nearly all of a white yacht that is moored with its rear towards us. More yachts are on trailers on the quayside and beyond them is modern two and three storey housing. Across the middle right of the frame is more of the village of Garlieston, beyond the exposed mud of the bay. The sky is blue. The front cover of ‘Friend or Foe?’ is shown in the bottom right corner.
November 4, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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‘Hide and Seek’ is a fast-paced thriller set in Stirling Castle and more widely across Scotland during World War Two. Two of the central characters visit a Travellers' camp in Perthshire.
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This modern image shows a recreation of a Travellers’ camp at the Highland Folk Museum. There’s a cart in the foreground with a hooped tent beyond it, covered by a green tarpaulin, standing in a woodland clearing. The front cover of ‘Hide and Seek is shown in the bottom right corner.
November 2, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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You can’t ask a dead man who pulled the trigger. ‘A Tangled Web’ is a fast-paced contemporary thriller set in northern Scotland. An important meeting takes place in the graveyard of Dornoch Cathedral.
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The image shows a corner view of Dornoch Cathedral at dusk. The sky in the background is light blue and the cathedral itself is brightly lit by orange floodlights. The chancel points slightly to the right of us while one transept is on the left. The clock in the spire is brightly lit. In the foreground are silhouettes of gravestones in the graveyard. The front cover of ‘A Tangled Web’ is shown in the top right corner.
October 31, 2025 at 7:40 AM