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An atmospheric, gripping amateur sleuth crime thriller from a must-read new voice in Scottish crime fiction
By Heather Critchlow
Series: The Cal Lovett Files
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A woman with no name, a reckoning with the past, a present fraught with danger. In the most remote spot of the hills surrounding Loch Tay, a woman’s remains were found. She had lain there a while, but any evidence of who she was had long... Read More
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A woman’s remains are found in the Highlands. Her identity? A mystery. Cal Lovett seeks to put ‘Hillside Jane’ to rest. A must-read from a rising star in Scottish crime.

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A woman with no name, a reckoning with the past, a present fraught with danger.

In the most remote spot of the hills surrounding Loch Tay, a woman’s remains were found. She had lain there a while, but any evidence of who she was had long gone – or never existed. Crime podcaster Cal Lovett seeks to put Hillside Jane to rest, but is he merely running from his own troubles?

With the wife of his sister’s alleged killer missing and a sense that any chance he had of getting justice for Margot is slipping from his grasp, Cal is at a crossroads. Perhaps peace for Hillside Jane will soothe his own fears. But events in the village don’t bring the results anyone expected. Is Cal so stuck in the past that he won’t spot the risk he faces in the here and now?

A gripping instalment of the bestselling Scottish crime series from Bloody Scotland Debut Prize for Scottish Crime-shortlisted author Heather Critchlow. Perfect for fans of Jane Casey, Claire Douglas and Neil Lancaster.

Series: The Cal Lovett Files

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  • Unknown
    A woman with no name, a reckoning with the past, a present fraught with danger. In the most remote spot of the hills surrounding Loch Tay, a woman’s remains were found. She had lain there a while, but any evidence of who she was had long gone – or never existed. Crime podcaster Cal Lovett seeks to put Hillside Jane...
    By Heather Critchlow
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781835983584

Publisher: Canelo

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 September 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Canelo Crime

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 7.0mm

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 304

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Crime & Thriller Fiction General Fiction Heather Critchlow Series: The Cal Lovett Files

About the Author

Heather Critchlow grew up in rural Aberdeenshire and trained as a business journalist after studying history and social science at the University of Cambridge. Her short stories have appeared in crime fiction anthologies Afraid of the Light, Afraid of the Christmas Lights and Afraid of the Shadows. She lives in St Albans.

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    Shortlisted for Bloody Scotland Scottish Crime Debut of the Year 2023 ‘A remarkable suspense debut… exciting and unsettling.’ A. J. Finn, author of The Woman in the Window He won’t rest until he finds out the truth… Cal Lovett is obsessed with finding justice for the families of missing people. His true crime podcast is his way of helping others,...
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