She is soon informed that she will be in charge of the investigation alongside a small team from criminal investigations. Even though she hits the ground running, she butts heads with some traditionalists in her team who do not appreciate her style. Four: there should be specific complaints to corroborate or dismiss; about her delegation capacity, not her health. The third novel of the Dorset crime series by Rachel McLean is “The Island Murders.” At the opening of the story, many people in Lesley’s lie are getting deeper in the illegal activities of Arthur Kevin, a local crook in Dorset. Elsa Short, her girlfriend, is also one of these people. The novella The Lochside Murder (you don’t have to read this to follow the series but this is where it fits)

This series will also feature DC Connie Williams from the Zoe Finch books and her partner Rav, who move in down the road from Freya. Freya can’t resist haranguing poor Connie for information about local crimes. Five: the only one who should know about her ptsd is her boss who should not be letting that influence him and the complainant shouldn’t be able to leverage that information because he shouldn’t know it as private medical info. Three: she has a team of all men, she could have easily turned it around and asked if it is against her because she’s a female?

Publication Order of Dorset Crime Books

Two: how is it at all possible for someone to “complain” about health? They can’t hold her health against her! That’s an egregious intrusion.

The books take place around Loch Lomond and Glasgow and the first instalment will be released in the summer of 2022. Investigations soon indicate that the law firm may have links with the local mafia. Further investigations indicate that Lesley’s girlfriend Elsa was the legal representative in the many cases handled by the organization. Note: It’s best to read these after the Dorset and Zoe books, especially the Zoe books because of Mo moving to Scotland. But, as always, I’m writing them in a way that means there are no major spoilers if you do read this series first. It is not surprising that Rachel would become a very prolific author as writing is something she always loved ever since she was a child. After reading many novels over the years, she thought there was a gap in the genre waiting to be filled and this is just what she intends to do with her writing. RachelNote: Zoe appears in these books as part of a storyline that’s separate from the main series storyline in the Zoe Finch books. So if you read these first, it won’t spoil those books. The Corfe Castle Murders” opens to the murder of Archie Weatherton, an archeologuist found killed in a tent while out at work. If you want to read more of my books, there are two series and one standalone novel to choose from. These aren’t crime books. Poor Lesley is having to manage multiple assignments without her right-hand man. The latest murder involves a body draped over the bulb in a lighthouse at Portland Bill. Even more surprising is that the body turns out to be that of a criminal who Zoe Finch put away for child grooming and other offences. He was recently being moved from the local prison when the convoy was ambushed and he was spirited away, only to be found dead.