Malt Whisky Murders: Shortlisted for the Bloody Scotland Debut Prize

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 BLOODY SCOTLAND DEBUT PRIZE

"A visceral authenticity, deliciously tempered with dark humour... a bloody marvellous debut." - Sunday Post

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 BLOODY SCOTLAND DEBUT PRIZE

Whisky is a bloody business . . .

When a dilapidated distillery comes up for sale in rural Kintyre, Eilidh and her wife Morag jump at the chance. But their ambition to run the first women-owned whisky distillery in Scotland seems to be scuppered when a grisly, decades-old secret is revealed: two dead bodies have been stuffed into barrels, perfectly preserved in single malt.

To add to their woes, a TV crew has just arrived and the townsfolk will not leave them alone. Eilidh becomes obsessed with solving the murders while juggling whisky tastings, ceilidhs, protests and scandals - everything you'd expect from a wee Scottish town imprisoned by its own geography. And no matter how hard you try, the locals will always find out your secrets.