DI FRANK MILLER
Meet DI Frank Miller, an Edinburgh-based detective. Young and astute, he's unwavering in his determination.
Navigating life while carrying the weight of his detective wife's tragic loss, he embraces each day as it unfolds. However, a pivotal moment arises when he returns home one day to find a woman aiming a gun at his head—an encounter that alters the course of his life.
“Crash Point” is the first book in the bestselling Scottish Crime series. Now, DI Frank Miller has joined Harry McNeil’s team after a reshuffle, starting with the Harry McNeil book, “Dead and Buried”.
OLD SCHOOL
A DI Frank Miller Scottish Crime short story
Published: 23-Nov-2016
Terror comes to Edinburgh...
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DI Frank Miller is at the station when the call comes through.
There's a gunman in an office block in the city centre.
There are reports of shots fired, and he's taken hostages. He also has a bomb.
He doesn't fit all the parameters of a suicide bomber, and he hasn't made any demands.
Except one.
He wants to talk to DI Frank Miller. And he wants to talk face-to-face
TIME OF DEATH
Book 12
Published: 14-Mar-2019
Some secrets are never meant to see the light of day.
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The badly decomposed body of a young woman is found in the old nuclear bunker in Corstorphine Hill, where there is ongoing work being done to turn it into a museum. In her pockets are found items belonging to Becky McIver, a woman who went missing six years ago.
Back then, Gus McIver was arrested and charged with his wife's murder. He maintained his innocence, and despite Becky's body never being found, McIver was sentenced to life in prison. No trace of Becky has ever been found. Until now.
Miller looks into the bunker victim's background while McIver once again raises the question of his innocence.
What was the dead woman doing in the bunker? How did she come to possess Becky McIver's belongings
Miller follows a trail that will lead him down some dark alleys, uncovering a truth that somebody wanted kept hidden. But it's a truth that will shock everybody.
Some secrets are never meant to see the light of day, especially the one revealing what really happened to Becky McIver...
BLOOD FROM A STONE
Book 11
Published: 30-Dec-2018
Behind the mask lies the face of a devil.
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With property developers greedy for land to build on, it comes as no surprise that there will be fierce bidding for a site that has just come on the market. Edinburgh's New Town North is how it's being touted.
It is widely known that property developer George Stone is in the running. A man who is used to getting his own way.
One of Stone's biggest rivals is Kerry Hamilton. A ruthless millionairess, and she too, gets what she wants.
As the offices are cleared and the sale of the site is made official, the body of a man is found on one of the empty floors. Rick Dempsey was an architect. But what was he doing here alone in the middle of the night?
DI Frank Miller begins to wonder. He soon learns that some business leaders are far more deadly than gangsters. Then the body of a city official turns up. Somebody is sending a message, but some people aren't easily scared away.
More bodies turn up and Miller realises that somebody will stop at nothing until the competition is gone.
But behind the mask lies the face of a devil. A devil with secrets that nobody will ever reveal.
And he's watching Miller's every move. Watching and waiting...
CUT THROAT
Book 10
Published: 26-Sep-2018
For some, the drama is real and the stage is set for murder.
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What should have been a routine murder investigation, turns into a deadly nightmare...
DI Frank Miller and some of his team are called in by the CID from the Borders when the body of a woman is found crucified in a graveyard.
A troupe of actors arrive in the town to put on a play, celebrating the Centennial of the birth of famous poet and playwright, Hugh Abernethy.
Abernethy was also an agent with the SOE, until he went missing during the second World War.
Now, the plane Abernethy was traveling in has been found after a glacier in Iceland gave up its hold on the five-man crew.
The discovery raises more questions than answers; Where was the plane heading? Why was it so far off course? And where are the top-secret documents he had in his possession at the time?
As the festivities clash with the murder investigation, one of the deadliest snow storms to ever hit the UK envelops the small town, trapping everybody inside with a killer.
Cut off from the rest of civilisation, Miller and his team know they must track down a vicious murderer, who seems to know the real reason why Abernethy was on that plane, and will stop anybody else from finding out.
For some, the drama is real and the stage is set for murder...
WARNING SIGN
Book 09
Published: 25-Jul-2018
Either way, blood is going to be shed.
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Edinburgh gangster Adrian Jackson has spent the last 25 years in an American prison, but now he's free and back home.
He wants to reclaim what was rightfully his and with the help of his wife, Fiona, nobody's going to stop him.
Or so he thinks...
DI Frank Miller is tasked with making sure Jackson's transition goes smoothly, but not everybody is pleased to see Jackson back in town.
Two hitmen are hired to take out people who were once associated with the former gangster, and as more people turn up dead, Miller becomes entangled in a web of lies and deceit.
Is Edinburgh big enough to handle another player of this caliber? Adrian Jackson doesn't think so. Somebody will have to go, and it could very well be Robert Molloy, the gangster who pulled the rug out from under his feet all those years ago, or the man who's willing to take him on now.
Either way, blood is going to be shed, but before he goes in for the kill, Jackson needs to find something that was lost to him, just before he got sent down. Something that will change everything.
Only Frank Miller stands in his way, but there are ways around that...
TRIAL AND ERROR
Book 08
Published: 31-Dec-2017
Now he's escaped and he wants Miller to play a game.
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Years ago, DI Frank Miller caught a notorious serial killer and put him away for life. This man taunts Miller from the psychiatric hospital where he's incarcerated. He tells Miller he'll see him soon.
Now he's escaped and he wants Miller to play a game to find a victim they didn't know about. Senior officers know the killer had help in escaping, and as an investigation is launched, suspicion falls on Miller. He's then suspended from duty.
Disobeying orders to stay off the case, he follows a clue he's been given, but he's attacked and left for dead. Then things escalate out of control. A warrant is issued for Miller's arrest and now he's on the run, being hunted by colleagues.
Miller knows he is on his own now, and time is running out, but help comes from an unexpected source.
Together, they work to uncover the truth, but one man will do anything to make sure they die before that happens...
UNDER THE KNIFE
Book 07
Published: 11-Jul-2017
For Frank Miller, his first month in CID is a baptism of fire.
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For Frank Miller, his first month in CID is a baptism of fire.
In this prequel, Miller is attending a crime scene where a woman has been found murdered at a local tourist spot. She's been operated on and vital organs removed before being crudely sewn back up again. At her postmortem, they find her ID inside her.
As Miller's girlfriend, Carol, is promoted to CID, they are both thrown in at the deep end. While they're being mentored by an experienced detective, they look for a killer who the press has dubbed The Surgeon, and they're also looking for a peeping Tom. So far, he's only been reported looking through windows, but he goes one step further and kills a young woman in her own home.
As The Surgeon's second victim is found, Miller and his colleagues know he's getting more confident with his killing.
World famous thriller writer, Len Chatter, is coming to Edinburgh to launch his new book at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. He's looking for writers to co-author a new line of books. But this time, he's attracting the attention of somebody who wants to make him more famous for all the wrong reasons...
Frank Miller will have to use everything he's being taught about being a detective to catch this killer, but as they close in on their suspect, they discover that not only is this case far more complex than they first thought, but the killer has outclassed them all.
In a shocking twist, Carol's life is put in danger, and Miller knows he's up against one of the most formidable opponents he's ever likely to meet...
SUDDEN DEATH
Book 06
Published: 19-Feb-2017
Somebody is literally making life and death decisions.
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A man stabs his boss before throwing him off the roof of the office building. As Detective Inspector Frank Miller has him cornered on the roof of another building, the killer jumps to his death.
A woman sets fire to the hotel kitchen where she works, then stabs and kills two co-workers before leaping to her death from the North Bridge.
Miller wonders what would make two, seemingly innocent people commit such atrocious acts.
The investigation leads them to a wellness centre. An undercover operation is mounted by Miller and his boss.
Then another atrocity occurs, but by then, it's too late.
Somebody is literally making life and death decisions, but he isn't finished yet.
He's only just started...
BROKEN WHEELS
Book 05
Published: 12-Jul-2016
Nothing is as it seems.
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It's almost two weeks before Christmas, and a young woman's body is found on the Edinburgh coastline, a knife rammed into her eye. She's also wearing earrings worth thousands of pounds.
DI Frank Miller and his team discover the earrings were part of a haul from a jewellery store robbery. They determine she's not a local. So how did she end up dead on an Edinburgh beach?
An Edinburgh resident is found murdered in a cemetery, a knife rammed into her eye. What is her connection to the dead runaway?
A woman who testified against her abusive husband and helped put him in prison is now getting threats against her life. When Kim Smith has the call traced, they find the place where it was made from...but not who made it. So who would want to harm her?
Frank Miller thinks that the man who murdered the two women may be setting his sights on this woman as his next victim. But nothing is as it seems...and just as he thinks he's closing in on the killer, things take him in a completely different direction...
WATCH ME BLEED
Book 04
Published: 17-Oct-2016
Miller and his team fight against the odds to track down a killer.
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A high-flying young lawyer is murdered in her own home. The killer takes her body with him, but leaves behind a photo of her corpse.
A retired judge dies of a massive stroke. A surgeon's girlfriend goes missing. Another female is murdered, her corpse taken away and a photo left behind for the police to find. They are all connected...but how?
A Priest has the answer...but he can't reveal it.
Miller and his team fight against the odds to track down a killer who has no intention of stopping and who has a knack for hiding in plain sight...
RAIN TOWN
Book 03
Published: 08-Apr-2016
The killer and Miller will clash in an explosive showdown.
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Who's more dangerous? The serial killer you're hunting, or the one you never knew existed?
DI Frank Miller is about to find out.
Every year, thousands of women go missing in the UK, some of them never to be seen again. A killer stalks the streets of Edinburgh, trawling through the thousands of tourists during the Edinburgh International Festival, looking for prey.
He finds a target, and she disappears, and despite a missing persons report, she's never seen again. This time he's made a mistake; the American female isn't a tourist.
She's a local.
And there was a witness. But shortly after seeing the woman die, the witness is incarcerated for an unconnected crime. When he's released, instead of going to the police, he decides to profit from the American's death.
The killer is taking out anybody he thinks might be connected to her, but soon, the witness, the killer and Miller will clash in an explosive showdown...but not before more lives are taken...and somebody close to Miller is on the list...
SILENT MARKER
Book 02
Published: 09-Aug-2015
This is a second chance for DI Frank Miller.
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The body of 10 year-old kidnap victim Terry White is found in a derelict house, three years after his disappearance.
This is a second chance for DI Frank Miller, whose detective wife was killed when the ransom drop went bad.
There's a vicious gang of armed thieves who have been robbing banks in Edinburgh and their violence has escalated to murder. As Miller and his team investigate, they find a link between Terry's kidnapping and the robberies. Two members of the gang are now dead, leaving behind clues that the gang are planning one last heist before going their separate ways.
Miller only has a few days to catch them before they disappear forever...and with them, they'll take the key to solving Terry's murder...
CRASH POINT
Book 01
Published: 30-Nov-2014
Why has her killer returned after so long?
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Twenty-five years ago, a woman was brutally murdered at the opening night of a new hotel. The killer was caught red-handed at the scene.
During a break in the interview, he managed to escape with help from somebody. Neither man was seen again. Now, DI Frank Miller is investigating the murder of a former detective, nine weeks after the head of Serious Crimes was slain in a vicious attack. As more bodies appear, it's clear there's a link to these murders and the the murder of the woman 25 years ago.
Why has her killer returned after so long? As the case unfolds, it will lead Miller down a dark and dangerous path where everything he believed about his boss's murder will be thrown into question...and why a killer from the past will stop at nothing to preserve a web of secrets and lies...