This is coming on 12th March I'm very excited about it @mrjamesob.bsky.social once described the series as "magnificent" which was very nice of him ! Preorder here, and I'll be forever grateful amzn.eu/d/00qDRVMQ

They do contain a million quid worth of smart plotting, unpredictable twists, great characters and the coolest action scenes...

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 #TheDarkHeart from @neillancaster66.bsky.social and @hqstories.bsky.social is dark, disturbing and tragic, with #MaxCraigie having to go undercover to investigate far-right extremists. Published 12/3/26 #BookSky #BookBlogger Reading For Leisure review: tinyurl.com/bdbvt3v8

On a day when much of social media is angry with each other .. Be more like Peggy Or the lovely Highland binmen

audible.co.uk/author/Neil-La… All my Craigie books are almost 70% off right now Buy them quick before the prices shoot up to, like, a million quid, or something !! (They're £2.47 ... That's like mega cheeeep)

Nothing to see here Just @barristersecret.bsky.social saying how good my next book is

Coming in June The next in the Josie Chapman series, this time it's pure thriller, and embryonic spy stories... All set in the seating heat of Southern California Preorder here .. amzn.eu/d/1CMtq9H

Black Isle now

amazon.co.uk/dp/0008551391#SalesRank If you want a cheap pressie for a relative you only like a vague amount, my latest paperback is very cheap. Just £5.48 ! How am I supposed to buy Peggy's gravy bones? Do you want my dog to starve? Shame on you ! (please buy several copies)

Coming in March 2026 from @hqstories.bsky.social #TheDarkHeart book 7 in @neillancaster66.bsky.social 's #MaxCraigie series. Another great addition to a brilliant series, action packed and a little darker this time. peterturnsthepage.wordpress.com/2025/12/02/t...

I just love this review ... #TheDarkHeart is coming in March.

This is nice to see

BBC News - Former Reform in Wales leader Nathan Gill jailed for pro-Russian bribery - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… Fascinating and shocking in equal measures This kind of hybrid warfare by Russia is part of the inspiration behind the next Max Craigie nove#TheDarkHeartrt

#WhenShadowsFall is out in paperback today .. in all good shops and online It might be my best yet ! amzn.eu/d/hSYwhLU

A great session yesterday at Aye Write with @neillancaster66.bsky.social and Douglas Skelton.

This is lovely to read

Coming 12 March 26 #TheDarkHeart ... amzn.eu/d/aqQ1t3T

Putting together a few questions for my event @bloodyscotland.bsky.social a week on Saturday. Anything you'd like to hear fromAlex Gray, @neillancaster66.bsky.social, @johnsutherland.bsky.social Graeme Macrae Burnett? bloodyscotland.com/event/watchi...

FOr those of you who love a paperback ! Coming 20th November. Preorders always very welcome amzn.eu/d/ikBKqQ3

About to start this bad boy by @nivenj1.bsky.social narrated by the brilliant Angus King (who also narrates my books) It may be a long dog walk !

amzn.eu/d/fmRYesi Just today.. dive in

Max Connor wants you all to spend 99p on this ace book !! amzn.eu/d/00aIwks

I have just finished the insanely addictive No Mercy. It has all the hallmarks - riveting, twisty-turny plotting and a wonderful cast of characters - of a @neillancaster66.bsky.social book, but is apparently by some Max Connor chap. Either way, it is sensational. I cannot recommend it enough.

*** 🅱🅾🅾🅺 🆁🅴🆅🅸🅴🆆 *** #NoMercy #MaxConnor #NeilLancaster #HQDigital #NetGalley @neillancaster66.bsky.social @hqstories.bsky.social Read my 5* spoiler-free review of this heart-pounding thriller ..https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7627885393

Out today !! Max would be delighted if you'd buy this ! So would I amzn.eu/d/3Mqivnf

#BinDay Peggy's owner must be a real opportunist to try and hijack this touching scene to promote Max Connor's (aka ME) new book Yep .. I am that shallow amzn.to/3S4kJmF

Finishing this fabulous book is a bitter sweet moment for me The book is, of course, brilliant as I'd expect from my late friend Denzil Meyrick A rapid paced, tense, gripping crime thriller But I can't help feel sad that it's the last book of his I'll read RIP big man

A long time ago, in a faraway land with a full head of hair

I’m here tomorrow evening with @johnsutherland.bsky.social & @neillancaster66.bsky.social talking about our new books, an event supported by Montrose bookshop, Ink and Quill. Can’t wait!

#Unboxing for the first Max Connor novel #NoMercy Coming in June !

I have NEWS ! Writing as Max Connor, I've signed for 3 new thrillers with @HQstories A whole new concept The first, #NoMercy lands on 5th June. "The old unit will reunite to complete one last mission in honour of their fallen comrade. But all she wants is revenge" amzn.eu/d/cPrgEBm

Book news coming in the next hour from this chap No idea why he's on my office But keep watching

Jumping ahead to an event in May with @johnsutherland.bsky.social & @neillancaster66.bsky.social. We’ll be in conversation about our new titles and chatting about what we did before we became writers of crime fiction. Supported by Ink & Quill Montrose. Don’t miss it! bit.ly/3RLoPzY

www.toppingbooks.co.uk/events/edinb... Still a few tickets left

Really looking forward to welcoming @neillancaster66.bsky.social back to sunny Glasgow on Tuesday to talk about his incredible new Craigie book WHEN SHADOWS FALL! @Waterstones Sauchiehall St, tix here: www.waterstones.com/events/neil-...

#TheCutThroatTrial by @barristersecret.bsky.social It's like a front row seat at a hotly contested murder trial. It's fast, furious, fascinating and impeccably plotted I've sat through many crown court trials, and can assure you..... Legal thrillers don't get better than this ! @picadorbooks

An amazing time at Krimimessen Festival in Denmark .. thousands of enthusiastic readers and the love for the first DS Max Craigie was heartwarming

www.waterstones.com/events/when-... I'll be in store tomorrow at 6pm Waterstones Perth chatting about my new book, and generally blethering about writing and whatever other daft stories I can dredge up .. it'll be fun !!

A week to go! Looking forward to this Edinburgh event on Monday, April 7th with @ianrankin1.bsky.social and @neillancaster66.bsky.social www.toppingbooks.co.uk/events/edinb...

Nice review in The Express

#WhenShadowsFall is out now ! lnk.to/WhenShadowsFall I'm going to be on @SkyNews breakfast at about 8.45 am chatting about it, and the influences that inspired the story .. tune in !

Today on the blog I'm sharing my review of When Shadows Fall, the latest DS Max Craigie novel from Neil Lancaster. Link in bio. @neil_lancaster_crime @hqstories @neillancaster66.bsky.social #bookthreads #books #booksky #bookstagram #bookreview #whenshadowsfall #booksofinstagram #dsmaxcraigie

#BinDay Of course I'm not shallow enough to use this joyful sight to promote my book am I ? Ps.. it's oout on Thursday lnk.to/WhenShadowsF...

www.waterstones.com/events/neil-... I think @callummcsorley.bsky.social has some challenging questions lined up about the fact I named a "questionable" character after him ! Come along, it'll be fun !

Literally everything I've written has been stolen by Meta ... Cheating scumbags

lnk.to/WhenShadowsF... A week today ! You may have heard me talking about it on @mrjamesob.bsky.social show yesterday. It does tackle some really big and prescient issues of male violence against women, and misogyny, which I hope I've done justice to ...

First cut of the year in The Highlands

#WhenShadowsFall #Bookpost lnk.to/WhenShadowsF...

People of Aberdeenshire.. a date for your diaries