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
Pinned
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
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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
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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
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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.
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*** 🅱🅾🅾🅺 🆁🅴🆅🅸🅴🆆 *** #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
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
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
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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!
April 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I have NEWS !
Writing as Max Connor, I've signed for 3 new thrillers with
@HQstories
A whole new concept
The first, #NoMercy lands on 5th June.
"The old unit will reunite to complete one last mission in honour of their fallen comrade. But all she wants is revenge"
amzn.eu/d/cPrgEBm
Writing as Max Connor, I've signed for 3 new thrillers with
@HQstories
A whole new concept
The first, #NoMercy lands on 5th June.
"The old unit will reunite to complete one last mission in honour of their fallen comrade. But all she wants is revenge"
amzn.eu/d/cPrgEBm
April 24, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I have NEWS !
Writing as Max Connor, I've signed for 3 new thrillers with
@HQstories
A whole new concept
The first, #NoMercy lands on 5th June.
"The old unit will reunite to complete one last mission in honour of their fallen comrade. But all she wants is revenge"
amzn.eu/d/cPrgEBm
Writing as Max Connor, I've signed for 3 new thrillers with
@HQstories
A whole new concept
The first, #NoMercy lands on 5th June.
"The old unit will reunite to complete one last mission in honour of their fallen comrade. But all she wants is revenge"
amzn.eu/d/cPrgEBm
Book news coming in the next hour from this chap
No idea why he's on my office
But keep watching
No idea why he's on my office
But keep watching
April 24, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Book news coming in the next hour from this chap
No idea why he's on my office
But keep watching
No idea why he's on my office
But keep watching
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Jumping ahead to an event in May with @johnsutherland.bsky.social & @neillancaster66.bsky.social. We’ll be in conversation about our new titles and chatting about what we did before we became writers of crime fiction. Supported by Ink & Quill Montrose. Don’t miss it! bit.ly/3RLoPzY
April 11, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Jumping ahead to an event in May with @johnsutherland.bsky.social & @neillancaster66.bsky.social. We’ll be in conversation about our new titles and chatting about what we did before we became writers of crime fiction. Supported by Ink & Quill Montrose. Don’t miss it! bit.ly/3RLoPzY
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Really looking forward to welcoming @neillancaster66.bsky.social back to sunny Glasgow on Tuesday to talk about his incredible new Craigie book WHEN SHADOWS FALL!
@Waterstones Sauchiehall St, tix here:
www.waterstones.com/events/neil-...
@Waterstones Sauchiehall St, tix here:
www.waterstones.com/events/neil-...
Neil Lancaster in conversation with Callum McSorley: When Shadows Fall | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones
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April 4, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Really looking forward to welcoming @neillancaster66.bsky.social back to sunny Glasgow on Tuesday to talk about his incredible new Craigie book WHEN SHADOWS FALL!
@Waterstones Sauchiehall St, tix here:
www.waterstones.com/events/neil-...
@Waterstones Sauchiehall St, tix here:
www.waterstones.com/events/neil-...
#TheCutThroatTrial by @barristersecret.bsky.social
It's like a front row seat at a hotly contested murder trial.
It's fast, furious, fascinating and impeccably plotted
I've sat through many crown court trials, and can assure you.....
Legal thrillers don't get better
than this !
@picadorbooks
It's like a front row seat at a hotly contested murder trial.
It's fast, furious, fascinating and impeccably plotted
I've sat through many crown court trials, and can assure you.....
Legal thrillers don't get better
than this !
@picadorbooks
April 3, 2025 at 4:08 PM
#TheCutThroatTrial by @barristersecret.bsky.social
It's like a front row seat at a hotly contested murder trial.
It's fast, furious, fascinating and impeccably plotted
I've sat through many crown court trials, and can assure you.....
Legal thrillers don't get better
than this !
@picadorbooks
It's like a front row seat at a hotly contested murder trial.
It's fast, furious, fascinating and impeccably plotted
I've sat through many crown court trials, and can assure you.....
Legal thrillers don't get better
than this !
@picadorbooks
An amazing time at Krimimessen Festival in Denmark .. thousands of enthusiastic readers and the love for the first DS Max Craigie was heartwarming
April 1, 2025 at 1:26 PM
An amazing time at Krimimessen Festival in Denmark .. thousands of enthusiastic readers and the love for the first DS Max Craigie was heartwarming