Val Penny Books in Order

A corpse on an Edinburgh golf course diverts Detective Inspector Hunter Wilson from tracing a new cocaine supply. Further killings and an unwelcome recruit test his patience as he tries to protect the city and a young woman in danger.

When a friend and police colleague is murdered, Hunter Wilson investigates the victim's concealed German past. A simultaneous inquiry into a Peruvian drug gang begins to overlap with the killing, while distracted investigators and unreliable witnesses obstruct the search.

A young woman's murder brings a new major-incident team into Hunter Wilson's city, limiting his role in the investigation. When someone from his past abducts him, his colleagues must find their missing detective while continuing the hunt for a killer.

When three elderly women die in suspicious circumstances, Hunter Wilson discovers he knew them all. Investigating the deaths draws his team toward hidden connections and questions about whether the victims were targeted for events in their pasts.

A corpse disappears before Hunter Wilson reaches the crime scene, recalling an unsolved mystery from thirty years earlier. Determined to connect the cases, he must consider accepting help from an old adversary newly released from prison.

Val Penny guides aspiring authors through decisions about publishing, identifying suitable agents and presses, and preparing work for submission. The book discusses manuscript editing and assembling a submission package that reflects the writer’s aims and intended readership.

A series of killings reaches Edinburgh’s academic and social elite, but Jane Renwick is excluded from the investigation when evidence points toward her own family. Frustrated by the restrictions, she searches for answers in a painful past.

A romantic hotel visit ends when Hunter and Meera discover a badly injured woman. Her wounds resemble those of earlier murder victims, but Hunter’s own emergence as a suspect forces him to prove his innocence while pursuing the attacker.

Hunter Wilson’s Christmas plans are disrupted by an attacker dressed as Santa, a dead elf, and a car stolen by Mrs Claus. These stories follow his team, Jane Renwick, and other characters through crimes and unsettling encounters.