Edinburgh Crime Mysteries series - Author Val Penny

I am delighted to have the talented Val Penny on my blog today. She is the author of the bestselling "Hunters" crime series which is set in Edinburgh. She is here to tell me about the fifth book in the series coming soon. Val, over to you! :) 

Thank you for inviting me to your blog today. I am thrilled to be launching my new novel. Detective Inspector Hunter Wilson is the main protagonist of my new crime novel 'Hunter's Secret' that is to be published by Darkstroke on 08.08.2020.

Hunter’s Secret is the fifth novel in The Edinburgh Crime Mysteries series. Although the books form a series they can easily be read and enjoyed as standalone novels.

Throughout the series, the readers have come to trust the main character, DI Hunter Wilson, but in this book, it is clear that he is holding something back and hiding his actions from his partner Dr. Meera Sharma. It seems out of character but perhaps his feelings towards her have changed.

When Hunter is called to the scene of a murder, all is not as it seems.  Two members of his team, DCs Tim Myerscough and Bear Zewedu found a corpse when they were training in an Edinburgh Park, but when Hunter arrives the body has disappeared.

Hunter recalls the disappearance of a body thirty years earlier. The Major Incident Team is called in but their officer in charge, DCI Arthur Inglis, dismisses any possibility of an association between the two cases. He thinks the earlier murder was too long ago for a connection to be made. However, Hunter is determined to consider the possibility and investigate the past and present murders with the benefit of modern DNA testing.

Tim has other problems in his life. His father, Sir Peter Myerscough, has been released from jail. He, too, remembers the earlier murder. There is no love lost between Hunter and Sir Peter but Hunter may have to accept help from his nemesis to catch a killer.

Hunter’s own secret is exciting and crucial to his future. He knows it could change his life. He also knows he must not allow it to take up too much of his time because he must stop a murderer to keep Edinburgh’s citizens safe once more.

I very much hope your readers will enjoy the new book and join Hunter while he investigates this next, important case.

Thank you Val! It sounds fascinating! I love that photo of Edinburgh - how nice would it be to be lying on that grass reading your book! 

Blurb for Hunter’s Secret

Hunter has a past. Hunter has a secret. Can he unravel his past, keep his secret and keep Edinburgh safe today?

Detective Inspector Hunter Wilson is called to the scene of a murder. Tim and Bear found a corpse but when Hunter arrives it has disappeared, and all is not as it seems.

Hunter recalls the disappearance of a corpse thirty years earlier. The Major Incident Team is called in but sees no connection - it is too long ago. Hunter is determined to investigate the past and the present with the benefit of modern DNA testing.

Tim has other issues in his life. His father, Sir Peter, is released from jail. He, too, remembers the earlier murder. There is no love lost between Hunter and Sir Peter. Will Hunter accept help from his nemesis to catch a killer?

Hunter also has a secret. His secret is exciting and crucial to his future. Can he keep his secret safe? Will it change his life? Can he keep Edinburgh safe?

To contact Val or to buy her books, please click on the links below: 

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Author buy links

Buy Hunters Chase

Buy Hunters Revenge

Buy Hunters Force

Buy Hunters Blood

Buy Hunter's Secret 

Buy Lets Get Published

Val Penny is an American author living in SW Scotland. She has two adult daughters of whom she is justly proud and lives with her husband and two cats. She has a Law degree from Edinburgh University and her MSc from Napier University. She has had many jobs including hairdresser, waitress, lawyer, banker, azalea farmer and lecturer. However, she has not yet achieved either of her childhood dreams of being a ballerina or owning a candy store. Until those dreams come true, she has turned her hand to writing poetry, short stories and novels.

Her crime novels, 'Hunter's Chase' Hunter's Revenge, Hunter's Force and Hunter’s Blood form the bestselling series The Edinburgh Crime Mysteries. They are set in Edinburgh, Scotland, published by Crooked Cat Books. The fifth novel in the series, Hunter's Secret, is published by Darkstroke. Her first non-fiction book, Let’s Get Published is available now.