Linford Mystery

22 total works

Justice on the Rocks

by Bill Knox

Published December 1989

Sanctuary Isle

by Bill Knox

Published January 1988

The Scavengers

by Bill Knox

Published August 1988

Since Webb Carrick, of the Scottish Fishery Protection Service, had had trouble before with the crusty master of the Tecta, he isn't surprised that the Norwegian trawler has once again sliced through another boat's fishing nets. But among the masses of struggling fish in the Tecta's nets is a larger, darker, ominously motionless form...the body of a diver. And Carrick knows without looking that this is the body of the marine biologist who had been missing now for ten days. Is this a case of accidental drowning? Carrick thinks not, in view of the scientist's connection with Crosslodge, the local nuclear power station - and then an attempt is made to deliver Carrick to that same watery grave...

Live Bait

by Bill Knox

Published 1 January 1979

Newly promoted to the rank of detective superintendent in the elite Scottish crime squad, Colin Thane gets his first case when a hit-and-run victim is identified as being a top-end errand boy in the European drug scene. Some three million pounds worth of amphetamines have been manufactured in Scotland for shipment to the continent. Thane's assignment: find out where exactly the drugs are being made. He traces the operation to a network of whisky distilleries in the Highlands - and now the going gets tough. Furthermore, Thane is handicapped for he is without the help of his old colleague Phil Moss. For this case he has a new partner, a rookie named Francey Dunbar, and Francey just doesn't come up to the standards of the old school...Praise for Bill Knox: 'The expertise is interesting, the invention good and the writing literate and lively' - "Sunday Times". 'His plotting is impeccable...and he can build his books to a relentless climax' - "New York Times Book Review". 'Sound technical details...Thrills without frills' - "Sunday Telegraph". 'Always a thoroughly reliable, good read' - "The Times".

Blacklight

by Bill Knox

Published October 1989

Except for the special message from Admiralty headquarters, the British cruiser Marlin's new assignment seems routine enough to Chief Officer Webb Carrick. As part of the Fishery Protection Service, Marlin will be supervising a deep-sea fishing championship taking place off the Scottish coast, very close to off-limits submarine training waters. The Admiralty makes it crystal clear - there is a missing experimental torpedo and Carrick must take extra care to ensure that none of the competitive fishermen stray into forbidden waters. Soon Webb realizes, however, that someone is after more than just the usual catch...and then the corpse of a murdered fisherman turns up. And for Webb, the straightforward fishing championship is suddenly transformed into a sinister nautical mystery.Praise for Bill Knox: 'The expertise is interesting, the invention good and the writing literate and lively' - "The Sunday Times". 'His plotting is impeccable...and he can build his books to a relentless climax' - "New York Times". 'Always a thoroughly reliable, good read' - "The Times". 'Sound technical details...thrills without frills' - "Sunday Telegraph".
'The only practitioner who writes with complete authority and accuracy about the police procedures in Scotland' - "Glasgow Herald". 'Bill Knox is a highly skilled professional...he stamps his books with his own brand of authenticity and accuracy and compelling plotting' - "Irish Times". 'Knox writes with the factual accuracy of a good reporter. He does his homework thoroughly' - "Evening Times", Glasgow.

Witchrock

by Bill Knox

Published 14 November 1977

Death Calls the Shots

by Bill Knox

Published April 1990

Little Drops of Blood

by Bill Knox

Published March 1988

It might have been just another road accident - although the dead man had a criminal record. But a few little drops of blood pointed to murder and plunged Chief Inspector Colin Thane and Inspector Phill Moss into a full blown investigation.'

Die for Big Betsy

by Bill Knox

Published February 1990

Pilot Error

by Bill Knox

Published 13 November 1981

Chief Inspector Colin Thane of Glasgow CID has a bad case of the Monday morning blues. Not only is he fighting a bout of flu, he's also overwhelmed by departmental bureaucracy and the little matter of his latest assignment - the investigation of a private plane crash which has claimed the lives of two employees from a local travel agency. And when a third employee of Eurobreak Vacations dies, and the wreckage of the aircraft is blown to smithereens, it seems likely to Thane that someone at Eurobreak is organising something rather more sinister than holidays. So Thane and his trusted colleague Phil Moss retrace the final steps of the recently departed and take off for the Highlands on a little busman's holiday of their own...Praise for Bill Knox's "Thane and Moss" series: 'The expertise is interesting, the invention good and the writing literate and lively' - "The Sunday Times". 'His plotting is impeccable...and he can build his books to a relentless climax' - "New York Times Book Review". 'Always a thoroughly reliable, good read' - "The Times". 'Sound technical details...thrills without frills' - "Sunday Telegraph".
'The only practitioner who writes with complete authority and accuracy about the police procedures in Scotland' - "Glasgow Herald". 'Knox is a highly skilled professional...he stamps his books with his own brand of authenticity and accuracy and compelling plotting' - "Irish Times". 'Knox writes with the factual accuracy of a good reporter. He does his homework thoroughly' - "Evening Times", Glasgow.

A Pay-off in Switzerland

by Bill Knox

Published April 1997

Nest of Vultures

by Bill Knox

Published June 1997

The Tallyman

by Bill Knox

Published 16 May 1977

Beware the Tallyman, a merciless predator...Somewhere in the Millside district of Glasgow a tallyman - an unlicensed loan shark - is preying on people in desperate financial straits. He loans them cash at rates they cannot hope to pay back - and then demands various services in kind. And these 'services' make the Tallyman a one-man crime wave. It's a tough, depressing case for Inspectors Thane and Moss, especially after one of Thane's close friends is found dead - a victim of the brutal moneylender. And so it takes all of Thane's hot-headed drive and Moss's cool determination to flush out the Tallyman - but neither of them is prepared for the final violent confrontation in the heart of Scotland's wild, craggy highlands.

Drum of Power

by Bill Knox

Published 1 February 1998

Salvage Job

by Bill Knox

Published February 1997

Lake of Fury

by Bill Knox

Published August 1996

Blueback

by Bill Knox

Published September 1990

An Incident in Iceland

by Bill Knox

Published September 1996

Isle of Dragons

by Bill Knox

Published May 1997

Draw Batons

by Bill Knox

Published May 1993