Chris Longmuir
ALLi Author Member
Location: United Kingdom
Genres: General Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Writing & Publishing, Other, Commercial Fiction, General Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Thriller
Chris Longmuir was born in Wiltshire and now lives in Angus. Her family moved to Scotland when she was two. After leaving school at fifteen, Chris worked in shops, offices, mills and factories, and was a bus conductor for a spell, before working as a social worker for Angus Council (latterly serving as Assistant Principal Officer for Adoption and Fostering). Chris is an award-winning novelist and has published four novels in her Dundee Crime Series. Night Watcher, the first book in the series, won the Scottish Association of Writers’ Pitlochry Award, and the sequel, Dead Wood, won the Dundee International Book Prize, as well as the Pitlochry Award. Missing Believed Dead is the third book in the series, and Web of Deceit is the fourth. Chris has recently published a new series set during and just after the Great War. This series features Kirsty Campbell, Dundee’s first policewoman. She has also published two non-fiction books, Nuts & Bolts of Self-Publishing: How to Self-Publish Ebooks and Paperbacks, as well as Crime Fiction and the Indie Contribution, an examination of crime fiction as well as an evaluation of independently published books in this genre. Chris is fascinated by the lives of ordinary working class people and their lives over the centuries. She is particularly interested in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This instigated her Kirsty Campbell series, previously mentioned, but she has also embarked on a suffragette mystery series. The first book of this series, Dangerous Destiny, is set in Dundee during 1908. She intends to write more books in this series but they are currently living inside her head, waiting to be tempted out. Her crime novels are set in Dundee, Scotland, and have been described as scary, atmospheric, page turners. Chris also writes historical sagas, short stories, and historical articles which have been published in America and Britain. Writing is like an addiction to me, Chris says, I go into withdrawals without it. She is currently working on a new Kirsty Campbell novel. Chris is a member of the Society of Authors, the Crime Writers Association, the Alliance of Independent Authors, and the Scottish Association of Writers. She designed her own website and confesses to being a techno-geek who builds computers in her spare time.
Chris Longmuir's books
Genres: Historical Fiction, Romance, Womens Fiction
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 18+
In a World of Betrayal and Danger, Survival Is Her Only Choice. When an angry mob sets fire to Craigden Inn, Belle’s home and livelihood are reduced to ashes. Forced to flee with her children, she seeks refuge in the nearby town of Invercraig. There, she finds shelter at the Ship Inn, owned by the brooding yet enigmatic Gregor. Determined to start her life anew as an independent woman, Belle soon discovers that escaping the past is not so simple. Haunted by her sister-in-law Ellen’s relentless vendetta, which places her life in danger, Belle also faces an accusation of arson and the threat of incarceration in the Tollbooth. When a violent attack by a sailor ends in tragedy, Gregor steps in to protect her, binding them together in a dangerous secret. Desperate to maintain her independence, this pushes her into agreeing to an uneasy marriage of convenience. But nothing can...
Genres: Crime, Thriller, Suspense
Formats: E-Book, Audio, Paperback
Age Groups: 18+
A fast-paced Scottish thriller with intrigue, deception, blackmail, betrayal, and bloody murder. Tony Palmer, kingpin of Dundee’s underworld, leads a charmed life until the morning he wakes up beside the dead body of Angel. That’s when his life becomes a disaster zone where he risks losing everything. Angel, the star pole dancer at Teasers nightclub, is savagely murdered in her bed. Tony’s main business is running his nightclub Teasers where he spends much of his time, but he also has other business interests both legal and illegal. Earlier in the year his life was disrupted when his daughter, Denise was murdered. The story is contained within a previous novel, Dead Wood. When this happened, Tony stopped philandering with his pole dancing employees to remain faithful to his wife. The morning Tony woke up in bed next to the dead body of Angel, the dancer with whom he’d previously had a...
Genres: Historical Fiction, Mystery, Suspense
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 18+
Dundee, Scotland, 1908 Suffragettes are dying. The police aren’t interested, taking the attitude ‘good riddance to bad rubbish’. Three suffragettes band together to find the truth. Kirsty, a naive young girl unable to escape her controlling family and the secret of her past, lives a sheltered life with her parents in their Broughty Ferry mansion. When she becomes interested in the suffrage cause, she is aware her father will disapprove and does not know if she will have the courage to defy him. Despite this, she becomes increasingly involved with Dundee suffragettes. Ethel, is a working-class mill girl fleeing from her abusive home and vicious father who has sworn to kill her rather than allow her to be a suffragette. Martha is a seasoned suffragette seeking justice for her friends. Kirsty and Ethel come under the wing of Martha, who protects them and encourages their aspirations. But when suffragettes are...
Genres: Crime, Historical Fiction, Mystery
Formats: E-Book, Audio, Paperback
Age Groups: 18+
Dundee, Scotland: December 1919 Big Aggie’s girls are much in demand in her notorious house of pleasure. When Lily, one of her most popular girls is savagely killed, it sparks off a mystery with wide-reaching effects. Why was Lily killed? Was it a crime of passion or something more calculated? And what secrets was Lily hiding? Dundee’s first policewoman, Kirsty Campbell, thinks it’s more than a crime of passion. She’s keen to prove herself to DI Jamie Brewster by cracking the case. To find the killer, she must unravel Lily’s secrets – but it’s only when her own life is in danger that she learns others hide secrets too.It is a torturous trail where Kirsty faces danger before the mystery is solved.
Genres: Advice & How To, Guidebooks, Writing & Publishing
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 18+
If you only buy one book on self-publishing, this is the one for you. Self-publishing is easy once you have the roadmap and know what is expected and what you have to do to produce a professionally designed book. This comprehensive guide to self-publishing will provide you with that roadmap. It covers all aspects of self-publishing and will help you avoid some of the pitfalls you might encounter. Included in this guide you will find step-by-step instructions on what you need to do before you self-publish, how to create accounts, how to format your manuscript for ebook and paperback publication, how to add a TOC, how to acquire an ISBN and register your book, how to upload and submit your book for publication, and what you need to do after publication. Alongside the step-by-step instructions you will find information about costing and pricing your book, author services and outsourcing, as...
Genres: Crime, Historical Fiction, Mystery
Formats: E-Book, Audio, Paperback
Age Groups: 18+
Murder, Mystery, and Munitions Prequel to the Kirsty Campbell Mysteries before Kirsty arrives in Dundee East London, January 1917: “He pulled her into his arms and kissed her long and hard before he strangled her. With a last glance at the fire, he turned and ran for the door to escape the inevitable explosion.” Sixteen-year-old munitionette, Sally, witnesses the saboteur escaping from the explosion at Silvertown Munitions Factory. When their paths cross again at Gretna Munitions Factory, he knows she can identify him, and that he dare not hesitate to kill again. The explosion has set off a lethal chain of events, and when Policewoman Kirsty Campbell, and MI6 agent Beatrice, join forces to protect Sally, they find themselves following a murderous trail that entangles them with saboteurs, Irish revolutionaries, a German spy, and a plot to assassinate the King. The body count is rising. The clock is ticking. And...
Genres: Crime, Thriller, Suspense
Formats: E-Book, Audio, Paperback
Age Groups: 18+
Dundee International Book Prize winner 2009 Award winning crime novel set in Dundee, Scotland, A mystery and detective story which is a combination of police procedural, and woman in jeopardy. Book 2 of The Dundee Crime Series, with the popular DS Bill Murphy. Kara owes money to Dundee gangster Tony and takes to the streets to earn the cash. She narrowly escapes the clutches of a killer on the prowl, but stumbles across the bodies of his other victims. Hunted by the serial killer and the gangsters, Kara goes on the run. DS Bill Murphy teams up with newcomer, DC Louise Walker in the murder investigation. But Murphy is heading for a breakdown and it is up to Louise to catch the killer. One of the murder victims is the daughter of Dundee gangster, Tony, and he vows revenge. He is determined to mete out his own kind of justice...
Genres: Crime, Historical Fiction, Mystery
Formats: E-Book, Audio, Paperback
Age Groups: 18+
A historical mystery and detective novel in the tartan noir vein, with gothic undertones and a new and original female Scottish detective This Scottish crime thriller is set in 1919, when Britain is recovering from the horrors of the Great War. Kirsty Campbell, former suffragette and a policewoman in Britain’s newly-formed women’s police service, returns to her hometown of Dundee to become the city’s first policewoman. In 1919, the horrors of the Great War are over. But what horrors will Kirsty, a young policewoman with her own demons to fight, have to face in Dundee? And how will she cope when the sins of the past come back to haunt her? A deadly game of sacrifice and death. Chris Longmuir is an award-winning novelist. Her previous crime novels have won the Pitlochry Award, and the Dundee International Book Prize.
Genres: General Nonfiction, Guidebooks, Writing & Publishing
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 18+
Serial killers, private eyes, cops, and bodies inhabit this guide to crime fiction in the electronic age, where reading habits are undergoing change with the growing use of e-books and e-readers. The focus is on e-books and the independent authors, known as indies, who write them, and the aim is to introduce indie crime fiction to discerning e-book readers. This guide considers murder and mystery, from the cosy to the noir, and how it has developed over the years, stretching from The Newgate Calendars, through the dime novels and penny dreadfuls, covering the golden age authors typified by Agatha Christie, the hard-boiled era of Hammett and Chandler, and on to the modern crime and thriller novels. As well as sections on e-books and e-readers, the indie author and publisher, and publishing options, there are sections on many subgenres of crime fiction including mystery, cosy, romantic suspense, historical, paranormal/supernatural, psychological, humour,...
Genres: Crime, Thriller, Suspense
Formats: E-Book, Audio, Paperback
Age Groups: 18+
Missing children! Internet predators! Dead bodies! She crossed his arms over his chest, and placed the jade beads in his eyes. 'To remind you of me,' she said. Jade was 13 when she disappeared, five years ago, and DS Bill Murphy suspects someone from her family is responsible for recent Dundee murders. But is it her mother, Diane, who now suffers from OCD? Or Emma, her twin sister, who was catatonic for a year after Jade's disappearance. Or Jade's brother, Ryan, who enjoys dressing in women's clothes and is going through a sexuality crisis, unsure whether or not he is gay. What happened to Jade? Is she alive or dead? Or has she returned to wreak a terrible revenge on all male predators? Chris Longmuir is an award winning novelist. Night Watcher, the first book in the Dundee Crime Series, won the Scottish Association of Writers' Pitlochry Award, and the...
Genres: Historical Fiction, Romance, Womens Fiction
Formats: E-Book, Audio, Paperback
Age Groups: 18+
A powerful historical family saga set on the storm-lashed coast of 1830s Scotland—where beauty, jealousy, and rigid tradition collide in a small fishing village. In a remote village shaped by the sea and centuries of custom, outsiders are barely tolerated—and women are expected to know their place. So, when Jimmie Watt brings Belle to the village as his new bride, his mother, Annie, is furious. The Watt family name carries weight, and Belle—an incomer—is not the wife she expected. As Belle tries to find her place in the close-knit community, she faces isolation, judgment, and growing hostility from the women around her. Belle tries to settle into her new life, but the village women see her as a threat to the fragile balance that holds their world together. Whispers begin. Eyes follow her. Doors begin to close. When Jimmie leaves to sail with a whaling ship to the Arctic, Belle...
Genres: Crime, Thriller, Suspense
Formats: E-Book, Audio, Paperback
Age Groups: 18+
Two stalkers, one target! A woman with revenge on her mind playing mind games! And the deranged and dangerous Night Watcher! But who killed Nicole? A mysterious stranger arrives in Dundee, with a mission to find a new Chosen One to punish. He selects Nicole, a woman with a weakness for men. One of her paramours is found hanged and everyone assumes he has committed suicide. However, his estranged wife, Julie, knows better and blames his death on Nicole. Obsessed with the need to punish Nicole, Julie stalks her, unaware that there is another stalker, the deranged and dangerous Night Watcher. Who will exact punishment on Nicole first? What price will Nicole have to pay for her misdemeanors? Will the mind games played by Julie drive Nicole over the edge? And what price will Julie have to pay for her obsession? Only the Night Watcher knows! Night Watcher is the...