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Ken Lussey
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Author, photographer, traveller, husband, father, grandfather and lover of Scotland and all things Scottish.
Website: https://www.kenlussey.com/
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‘Friend or Foe?’ is a fast-paced new thriller set largely in south-west Scotland during World War Two. Galloway House near Garlieston in Galloway served as a hospital during the war and features in the book.
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This modern image shows the east side of Galloway House near Garlieston. There are terraced mown lawns in the lower right of the frame and the house, made of grey-brown stone and up to four storeys in height, extends across the centre of the image. It has protruding wings at the ends and the central portion bows out. Chimneys and balustrading can be seen on the roof. The sky is blue and the house is in sunlight. The front cover of ‘Friend or Foe?’ is shown in the top left corner.
December 3, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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‘The Eye of Horus’ is an atmospheric World War Two thriller with settings that move from the Highlands of Scotland via Gibraltar to Malta. Valletta has a central part to play in the story.
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Valletta, seen across the Grand Harbour. This modern image shows the stone ramparts, bastions and other buildings that rise in tiers above the Grand Harbour on the south-east side of Valletta in Malta. The water of the harbour at the foot of the image is blue and the stone that dominates the picture is all a light honey colour. A crane is in the top right of the frame and a tall lift stands on the left. The scene is in sunlight. The front cover of ‘The Eye of Horus’ is shown in the bottom right corner.
December 1, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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One broch, two millennia, three murders. ‘Thicker Than Water’ is a compelling murder mystery set in northern Scotland. Wick, on the east coast of Caithness, has a central role in the story.
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The image shows a view along a street in Wick. The buildings are in grey stone and the largest is on the right of the street, occupying much of the right side of the frame. It is two storeys in height and has a clock tower with a cupola on top of it. There’s an old-style streetlamp on the left of the frame with a pedestrian sign to Wick Riverside on it. A grey car waits at a junction on the right. The scene is in sunlight. The front cover of ‘Thicker Than Water’ is shown in the top right corner.
November 29, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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‘Friend or Foe?’ is a fast-paced new thriller set largely in south-west Scotland during World War Two. Cairnryan in Galloway plays an important part as the search for a spy builds towards its conclusion.
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This modern image shows part of Cairnryan in Galloway. A road crosses the frame from the bottom left corner to the lower right. On its near side is a grassy area that fills the bottom right of the frame. On the far side of the road is a line of houses and cottages mainly finished in white, with some houses on a higher level at the near end. Behind the buildings is a wooded hillside. The sky is blue. The front cover of ‘Friend or Foe?’ is shown in the top right corner.
November 27, 2025 at 8:27 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 main character dines in the great hall at the fictional Sarclet Castle.
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This modern image shows the great hall at Eilean Donan Castle, on which that at the fictional Sarclet Castle is based. It is a large and imposing stone-walled room with a blue and green tartan carpet and an exposed-beam wooden ceiling. There’s a large dining table in the centre of the room and a stone fireplace occupies much of the right-hand wall. Lights are suspended from the ceiling. The front cover of ‘Eyes Turned Skywards’ is shown in the top right corner.
November 25, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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A game of secrets and lies. 'Bloody Orkney' is a fast-paced thriller set mainly in Orkney during World War Two. The main characters also visit a secret military base at Gruinard Bay in Wester Ross.
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This modern image shows a view from amongst trees over a bay to a shoreline of sand and rocks beyond which is a large white-harled house in the centre of the frame comprising a tower house with a large lower extension to its left. In the background, wooded and rocky slopes climb out of the picture. The front cover of ‘Bloody Orkney’ is shown in the bottom right corner.
November 23, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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‘Friend or Foe?’ is a fast-paced new thriller set largely in south-west Scotland during World War Two. A relic of the D-Day harbour trials featured in the book can still be seen at Garlieston Bay in Galloway.
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This modern image shows Garlieston Bay in Galloway. In the foreground is a stony shoreline which has a large concrete structure lying on it. This has four holes through it and the concrete is heavily discoloured through exposure to the sea. Beyond the shoreline is water sparkling in the sunlight and then, in the distance, part of a pier and land with modern apartments built on it. The scene is in sunlight. The front cover of ‘Friend or Foe?’ is shown in the bottom left corner.
November 21, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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‘The Eye of Horus’ is an atmospheric World War Two thriller with settings that move from the Highlands of Scotland via Gibraltar to Malta. The Xara Palace in Mdina has a role as the story develops.
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This modern image shows the interior of the Xara Palace Hotel in Mdina, Malta. A broad corridor with sumptuous red rugs extends out to the middle of the frame. It has light stone walls that extend upwards over two floors to a sloping glass roof. There are tables and rattan chairs at intervals along the sides of the corridor and large displays of green plants. The front cover of ‘The Eye of Horus’ is shown in the top right corner.
November 19, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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One broch, two millennia, three murders. ‘Thicker Than Water’ is a compelling murder mystery set in northern Scotland. Sarclet Haven on the east coast of Caithness forms a focal point for the story.
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The image is looking down into a natural harbour formed by grassy cliffs on the right of the frame and sweeping round on the left to a headland that protects the harbour entrance. At the head of the harbour is a sandy and then rocky beach with a grass shelf below the viewer at the foot of the frame. A roofless stone building stands in the bottom left of the frame. The sea beyond the harbour is blue. The front cover of ‘Thicker Than Water’ is shown in the bottom right corner.
November 17, 2025 at 9:24 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 some of the surviving buildings at the long disused RAF Wigtown in Galloway. The gable end of a large concrete building occupies the upper left of the frame, with a second building appearing to its right. This has large, blocked vehicle doorways on the side facing us. In the foreground is a concrete road from the bottom left of the frame to the middle right, with grass and fence posts to its lower right. The sky is blue. The front cover of ‘Friend or Foe?’ is shown in the bottom right corner.
November 15, 2025 at 7:42 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 ancient graveyard at Murlaggan on Loch Arkaig is visited by the central character.
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The image shows a stone cairn with a plaque in the lower left of the frame standing on rough grassy land with some bare trees behind it. One of the trees also has a plaque on it. Beyond the trees is the water of a loch that stretches across the centre of the frame. Beyond the loch the land rises to hills. The scene is in sunlight. The front cover of ‘The Danger of Life’ is shown in the bottom right corner.
November 13, 2025 at 7:46 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, a ruined house in central Scotland; and these steps.
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The image shows a flight of ten stone steps which climb between grey stone walls before turning back on themselves and simply stopping. They are heavily overgrown with ferns and other vegetation and there is debris on the floor. The front cover of ‘The House With 46 Chimneys’ is shown in the top right corner.
November 11, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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‘The Eye of Horus’ is an atmospheric World War Two thriller with settings that move from the Highlands of Scotland via Gibraltar to Malta. Portree on Skye is visited at the start of the story.
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This modern image shows part of the harbour at Portree on the Isle of Skye. There’s a stone quay in the bottom left of the frame which continues round past a moored boat to a stony beach and a line of mainly white or stone two and three-storey buildings. There are more buildings above and behind them and at higher level above a slope in the upper right of the frame. The sky is blue. The front cover of ‘The Eye of Horus’ is shown in the bottom right corner.
November 9, 2025 at 8:03 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 railway station has a role as the spy hunt moves towards its dramatic climax.
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This modern image shows Stranraer railway station. A platform extends into the frame from the bottom left corner with a chain link fence and potted plants to its left. To its right are four railway lines. The platform and left-hand line are enclosed by a crinkly shed which occupies the middle left of the frame. The sea can be glimpsed on the left and the sky is blue. The front cover of ‘Friend or Foe?’ is shown in the top right corner.
November 7, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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One broch, two millennia, three murders. ‘Thicker Than Water’ is a compelling murder mystery set in northern Scotland. The ruined Castle Sinclair Girnigoe is visited in the hunt for a murderer.
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The image shows a view across a narrow grassy valley to a fin of rock, on top of which is a ruined castle made from brownish stone. There’s a large tower in the right centre of the frame partly covered in scaffolding and there are other ruined structures to the left of it. Beyond the ruins is an expanse of sea, with land in the distance. The light is grey. The front cover of ‘Thicker Than Water’ is shown in the top left corner.
November 5, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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A game of secrets and lies. 'Bloody Orkney' is a fast-paced thriller set mainly in Orkney during World War Two. The characters visit Ness Battery near Stromness, much of which still stands today.
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This modern image shows the battery observation post and fire command at Ness Battery. It is a concrete structure with four segments, two at a lower level and two above and behind. All four have observation slits running across their width. The structure is seen from a corner angle, so the observation slits face slightly to the left of the viewer. The scene is in sunlight. The front cover of ‘Bloody Orkney’ is shown in the bottom right corner.
November 3, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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‘Friend or Foe?’ is a fast-paced new thriller set largely in south-west Scotland during World War Two. Whithorn in Galloway has a background role in the book as the hunt for a spy gathers pace.
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This modern image shows the Pend in Whithorn in Galloway, once the gatehouse to Whithorn Priory, which can be distantly glimpsed through it. A run of two-storey white buildings with grey slate roofs stretches across the width of the frame, taking up most of it. There is a stone arch built into the central building, with an elaborate crest set into the wall above it. On the building to its left is a sign saying ‘Pend Books’, in front of which is a black pedestrian finger post. The scene is in sunlight. The front cover of ‘Friend or Foe?’ is shown in the top right corner.
November 1, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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‘The Eye of Horus’ is an atmospheric World War Two thriller with settings that move from the Highlands of Scotland via Gibraltar to Malta. The Rotunda of Mosta is visited by the two main characters.
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This modern wide-angle image shows the interior of the Rotunda of Mosta in Malta. The top half of the image shows the dome, with a square pattern on white below the oculus and a walkway around the base of the dome. The lower part of the image shows some of the side chapels and the seats can be seen at the very foot of the frame. The front cover of ‘The Eye of Horus’ is shown in the bottom right corner.
October 30, 2025 at 7:34 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. Spean Bridge railway station, shown here, has a background role in the story.
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The image shows a modern view down onto Spean Bridge railway station. Twin railway tracks enter the bottom middle of the frame and extend to the top right, with part of a platform on their right. Beyond the tracks, on the left of the frame, are the station buildings finished in brick and white with dark green paintwork and a green slate roof. Hills can be seen in the background. The scene is in sunlight. The front cover of ‘The Danger of Life’ is shown in the bottom right corner.
October 28, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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‘Friend or Foe?’ is a fast-paced thriller set largely in south-west Scotland during World War Two. The book’s fictional characters become involved in the (real) Battle of Bamber Bridge between US military units early in the novel.
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Ye Olde Hob Inn in Bamber Bridge near Preston in Lancashire. This modern image shows a long two-storey half-timbered and thatched building whose near end is on the right side of the frame and it extends across the middle. The building is finished in white, with black timbers. There are four chimneys, while several cars are parked on the road this side of the pub or to the left of it. The sky is largely blue. The front cover of ‘Friend or Foe?’ is shown in the bottom right corner.
October 26, 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 wartime British Embassy in Stockholm is amongst the Swedish locations used.
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The image shows a large red brick villa with a red tiled roof from a front corner angle. It is raised and there are two main floors plus an attic. There are trees either side of it. The skies are cloudless and the front cover of 'The Stockholm Run' is shown in the bottom right corner.
October 24, 2025 at 6:25 AM
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One broch, two millennia, three murders. ‘Thicker Than Water’ is a compelling murder mystery set in northern Scotland. Helmsdale on the east coast of Sutherland features at several points in the book.
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The image shows a view down and across a river which runs along the bottom of the frame. Above the stone riverbank and an open area with trees and a road is a settlement of mainly stone two and three storey buildings extending in a band across the frame. Beyond it, a hillside covered in yellow gorse rises to the skyline. The scene is in sunlight. The front cover of ‘Thicker Than Water’ is shown in the bottom right corner.
October 22, 2025 at 6:34 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 hunt for a spy leads the book’s central characters to the military port at Cairnryan.
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Loch Ryan lighthouse. During the war this was the focal point of the huge military port built at Cairnryan in case traditional ports on the Clyde or Mersey were destroyed by enemy bombing. This modern image shows a view along a rocky shoreline that comes in from the bottom right and extends across the bottom of the frame. There are two derelict concrete structures in the bottom middle. Above them is a short white lighthouse with beige trim and black top surrounded by a white wall. On the right is a length of fence with a ‘keep out’ sign and a brick building beyond it. In the distance there is more water and then the land rises to a low ridge with a field and trees. The scene is in sunlight. The front cover of ‘Friend or Foe?’ is shown in the top left corner.
October 20, 2025 at 6:24 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 Nether Bailey - and more widely across Scotland during World War Two.
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The image shows a modern view of the Nether Bailey at Stirling Castle seen from above, from the rest of the castle. A range of single-storey buildings surrounded by a wall runs along the left-hand side of the image while to the right is a grass and rocky slope that climbs to the outer castle wall. Distant views take in hills and mountains. The front cover of ‘Hide and Seek is shown in the bottom right corner.
October 18, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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‘The Eye of Horus’ is an atmospheric World War Two thriller with settings that move from the Highlands of Scotland via Gibraltar to Malta. Mgarr on Gozo is visited by the central characters.
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This modern image shows a view over the harbour at Mgarr on the island of Gozo. There’s part of a roundabout at the foot of the frame with the water of the harbour beyond it, partly occupied by small boats moored at lines of pontoons. Mgarr itself is built on slopes that wrap around the far side of the harbour and has a range of building styles, from a church in the central skyline to modern apartments being built on the right. The sky is blue. The front cover of ‘The Eye of Horus’ is shown in the bottom right corner.
October 16, 2025 at 6:43 AM