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Dark Loch
by Keddie Hughes
“Dark Loch” by Keddie Hughes is a gripping novel set in St Andrews and the Scottish Highlands. The story revolves around Effie McManus, an outsider who maintains distance from others. Her life spirals into chaos when her brother, Bruno, and his girlfriend, Monika, fall critically ill after eating poisonous mushrooms, leading to Bruno’s death.
Despite official conclusions of an accident, Effie, aided by Pavel, Monika’s brother, investigates the incident as murder. Their partnership, though mismatched, uncovers compelling evidence. Effie’s relentless pursuit of truth, despite Pavel and Monika’s withdrawal from the case, leads to unexpected and dramatic consequences. This dark, witty novel is a tightly woven narrative of sibling love, justice, and the lengths one will go to uncover the truth.
Published by Wild Thyme Press on 2023-11-09
Amazon Chart Positions
#1 – Scottish Crime
#1 – Women’s Detective Fiction
#1 – Women’s Psychological Fiction
ACHIEVED #42
Amazon Free Downloads Chart, January 15, 2024
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Keddie Hughes was born in Glasgow and for the past 30 years has built a successful career as a psychologist advising companies how to get the best out of their people. A shortened version of her Doctoral thesis on Trust was published in the academic press in 2014. Although passionate about her work in large multi national organisations, she has always had the ambition to write fiction. As a young girl she was obsessed with reading and writing stories but career, marriage and children intervened. Now she has decided to allow thirty years of suppressed story telling to be released. An Obstinate Vanity is her debut novel.
