Lin Anderson was born in Greenock of Scottish and Irish parents. A graduate of both Glasgow and Edinburgh Universities, she has lived in many different parts of Scotland and also spent five years working in the African bush. A teacher of Mathematics and Computing, she began her writing career four years ago. Her first film, Small Love, which was broadcast on STV, was nominated for TAPS writer of the year award 2001. Her African short stories have been published in the 10th Anniversary Macallan collection and broadcast on BBC Radio Four.
Series
Rhona MacLeod
1. Driftnet (2003)
2. Torch (2004)
3. Deadly Code (2005)
4. Dark Flight (2007)
5. Easy Kill (2008)
6. Final Cut (2009)
7. The Reborn (2010)
8. Picture Her Dead (2011)
9. Paths of the Dead (2014)
10. The Special Dead (2015)
11. None but the Dead (2016)
12. Follow the Dead (2017)
13. Sins of the Dead (2018)
Blood Red Roses (2005)
Torch / Deadly Code (omnibus) (2009)
1. Driftnet (2003)
2. Torch (2004)
3. Deadly Code (2005)
4. Dark Flight (2007)
5. Easy Kill (2008)
6. Final Cut (2009)
7. The Reborn (2010)
8. Picture Her Dead (2011)
9. Paths of the Dead (2014)
10. The Special Dead (2015)
11. None but the Dead (2016)
12. Follow the Dead (2017)
13. Sins of the Dead (2018)
Blood Red Roses (2005)
Torch / Deadly Code (omnibus) (2009)
Patrick De Courvoisier Mystery
1. The Case of the Black Pearl (2014)
2. The Case of The Missing Madonna (2015)
1. The Case of the Black Pearl (2014)
2. The Case of The Missing Madonna (2015)
Collections
Crimespotting (2009) (with Kate Atkinson, Margaret Atwood, Chris Brookmyre, John Burnside, Isla Dewar, A L Kennedy, Denise Mina, Ian Rankin and James Robertson)
Shattered (2009) (with Allan Guthrie, Denise Mina and Louise Welsh)
Saving Mr Ugwu (2013)
Bloody Scotland (2017) (with Chris Brookmyre, Ann Cleeves, Doug Johnstone, Stuart MacBride, Val McDermid, Peter May, Denise Mina, Craig Robertson and Sara Sheridan)
Shattered (2009) (with Allan Guthrie, Denise Mina and Louise Welsh)
Saving Mr Ugwu (2013)
Bloody Scotland (2017) (with Chris Brookmyre, Ann Cleeves, Doug Johnstone, Stuart MacBride, Val McDermid, Peter May, Denise Mina, Craig Robertson and Sara Sheridan)
Novellas
Lin Anderson recommends
The Health of Strangers (2017)
(Health of Strangers, book 1)
Lesley Kelly
"Intriguing...told with panache."
The Polish Detective (2018)
(D.S. Danuta Gorska, book 1)
Hania Allen
"Captivating characters and an intriguing plot. A great new find for crime fans."
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