The Scottish Murder

Book 9 of the DCI Steve Burt Mysteries

First Published 3 February 2025

Two killings 500 miles apart seem to be unconnected. A girl’s body discovered in a doorway in London cannot surely be connected to another body discovered in Dundee. When the Scottish body vanishes from the mortuary Police Scotland wash their hands of the investigation. As the murdered girl found in Scotland had recently travelled from London DCI Steve Burt is given both cases . During the investigation the team have to battle political greed, a ruthless killer and major corruption as they unearths a devious plan that would give the UK complete world domination and make a government minister very rich. However in order to protect his expected wealth the minister must eliminate anyone who gets in the way. Steve and his team have to deal with a succession of apparently unrelated murders before the two cases finally come together.

Reviews of The Scottish Murder

Highly recommended

As I was reading I thought how easily and successfully this could be turned into a popular TV series, partly due to the story and the quality of the writing. I believe this would appeal to many, and I highly recommend it.

Nicola Emma

This had me hooked from the beginning

If it wasn't for pesky things like sleeping and work, I would have stayed in, binge reading this novel. It was hard to put down and I was itching to pick it back up when I did. I loved how we had murder upon murder in this novel and nothing was straightforward, I liked the corruption and how it all unravelled. The characters were great and really fleshed out, the new addition of Alicia Craig was good but I would have liked to see more of her. I felt she could have been a great substitute for Poppy - who I still miss! I love the dynamic of Steve Burt's team and how they all work together. The writing in this novel like the others is great, it's full of descriptions and every day's events I'd set out so well. These novels could literally play out on the TV, the information and descriptions combined create the perfect picture whilst reading. I always say it when reviewing this series but I honestly would and could watch a TV show based on these. Another terrific read, I'm looking forward to the next ( I hope there's a next).

Marcia