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Time for the Dead (14) (Rhona MacLeod) Paperback – June 1, 2020
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When forensic scientist Rhona MacLeod returns to her roots on Scotland’s Isle of Skye, a chance encounter in the woods behind a nearby activities centre leads her to what seems to be a crime scene, but without a victim. Could this be linked to a group of army medics, who visited the centre while on leave from Afghanistan and can no longer be located on the island?
Enlisting the help of local tracker dog Blaze, Rhona starts searching for a connection.
Two days later a body is found at the base of the famous cliff known as Kilt Rock, face and identity obliterated by the fall, which leads Rhona to suspect the missing medics may be on the island for reasons other than relaxation. Furthermore, elements of the case suggests a link with an ongoing operation in Glasgow, which draws DS Michael McNab into the investigation.
As the island’s unforgiving conditions close in, Rhona must find out what really happened to the group in Afghanistan, as the consequences may be being played out in brutal killings on Skye . . .
- Print length400 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherPan Books
- Publication dateJune 1, 2020
- Dimensions5.12 x 1.2 x 7.76 inches
- ISBN-101509866248
- ISBN-13978-1509866243
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- Publisher : Pan Books
- Publication date : June 1, 2020
- Edition : Main Market ed.
- Language : English
- Print length : 400 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1509866248
- ISBN-13 : 978-1509866243
- Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
- Dimensions : 5.12 x 1.2 x 7.76 inches
- Book 14 of 19 : Rhona MacLeod
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,859,953 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #12,320 in Police Procedurals (Books)
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About the author

Lin Anderson is best known as the creator of the Forensic Scientist Rhona MacLeod series of crime thriller novels, and for her part in founding the annual 'Bloody Scotland' crime writing festival.
Lin's latest book is Book 19 in her Forensic Scientist Rhona MacLeod Series 'The Dead and the Dying', published on 14th August 2025.
There are 19 novels and one novella in Lin Anderson's Forensic Scientist Rhona MacLeod Series :-
Novella - Blood Red Roses (prequel to Driftnet)
Book 1 - Driftnet (Scottish No.1 best seller and UK Kindle No.1 best seller)
Book 2 - Torch (Amazon Scottish Crime No.1 best seller)
Book 3 - Deadly Code
Book 4 - Dark Flight
Book 5 - Easy Kill
Book 6 - Final Cut
Book 7 - The Reborn
Book 8 - Picture Her Dead
Book 9 - Paths of the Dead (Shortlisted for Scottish Crime Book of 2015)
Book 10 - The Special Dead (Longlisted for Scottish Crime Book of 2016)
Book 11 - None but the Dead (Longlisted for Scottish Crime Book of 2017)
Book 12 - Follow the Dead (Shortlisted for Scottish Crime Book of 2018)
Book 13 - Sins of the Dead
Book 14 - Time for the Dead (Longlisted for Scottish Crime Book of 2020)
Book 15 - The Innocent Dead
Book 16 - The Killing Tide
Book 17 - The Wild Coast
Book 18 - Whispers of the Dead
Book 19 - The Dead and the Dying
Lin has one stand-alone psychological thriller :-
The Party House (Scottish No.1 best seller)
Lin has a second mystery thriller series featuring private investigator Patrick de Courvoisier, set in glamorous Cannes (think 'The Rockford Files' meets James Bond) :-
Book 1 - The Case of the Black Pearl
Book 2 - The Case of the Missing Madonna
Book 3 - Ice Cold in Cannes
Lin has co-written with Donald McKay two books in a BLAZE DOG DETECTIVE series for children :-
Book 1 - The Magic Flag Mystery
Book 2 - The Dinosaur Mystery
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- Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2025Format: PaperbackVerified PurchaseRhona is back on Skye recouperating from the traumatic experience of almost bein buried alive. Skye was the home of her foster parents, and she has many good memories associated with the place. Friends back in Glasgow are worried about her mental state, but a border collie she has befriended pulls her into a murder inquiry that forces her to confront her fears and conquer them. A group of military medics and a drug smuggling ring fit into the plot.
- Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2020Format: KindleIn this latest novel by Anderson, Time for the Dead, we head to the Isle of Skye, Scotland where forensic scientist Rhona MacLeod has fled for some much-needed rest and recuperation after a traumatizing previous case only to find herself suddenly immersed into the evidence collection and investigation of a bloody crime scene she inadvertently stumbles across in the woods.
The prose is descriptive and gritty. The characters are focused, tenacious, and troubled. And the plot, including all the subplots, intertwine and unravel meticulously into a hauntingly suspenseful tale full of deception, abuse, violence, rape, control, power, manipulation, war, drug trafficking, and murder.
Overall, Time for the Dead is an astute, intricate, mysterious tale by Anderson that kept me enthralled and entertained from the very first page and certainly left me eager for more.
- Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2024I have been wrapped up in this Series since book 1 and am compelled to read til the very last which hopefully will be in the distant future
- Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2020Format: KindleVerified PurchaseAs soon as I received the book, I hunkered down to read it. I am a big fan fan of the Rhona MacLeod series, and they only get better. This will not disappoint any reader!
- Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2019Format: KindleVerified PurchaseTIME FOR THE DEAD (to have their revenge) by Lin Anderson is the 14th book of her very tense, very gripping Rhona MacLeod series.
Forensic scientist, Rhona MacLeod, is living in self-imposed isolation on the Isle of Skye. She is trying to sort out her PTSD symptoms originating from her last case. (See SINS OF THE DEAD, Book 13 of the series)
It is a gripping, gritty mystery and police procedural with a tense plot, very interesting characters and spectacular locations.
This new title is not to be missed. Each book in the series is exciting and interesting to read.
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- Novel GirlReviewed in Canada on August 15, 2020
5.0 out of 5 stars Climbing Walking & Investigating
Format: HardcoverVerified PurchaseI really enjoyed this mystery. I am new to this author and this series of which there are 13 before this book.
The author does a good job of giving us enough insight to the characters and also prior background information to get to know them a little. So I think you dont have to have read all the previous ones to enjoy this one.
The main character Rhona McLeod is a forensic scientist. She is a complex intelligent woman. A good strong character. The mystery unfolds also with some back story of a tour of duty in Afghanistan. I really enjoyed these bits of storyline in the book. The writing is exceptional as she describes the atmosphere both there and on Skye you really feel you are there with her.. Excellent mystery. I look forward to reading the next in the series.
- Ipsita BanerjeeReviewed in India on March 21, 2021
5.0 out of 5 stars Great series.
Format: KindleVerified PurchaseI've just finished this 14th book and have loved them all. Not only arevthe stories interesting, I love the descriptions of Scotland, one of my favourite places on earth! I do hope there's another book coming soon! Just posted this review and found that there is book 15. Made my day!
- D BellReviewed in the United Kingdom on September 25, 2019
5.0 out of 5 stars A crime, an investigator and a collie. Plus Skye! Pure excellence in written entertainment
Format: HardcoverVerified PurchaseA tremendous addition to Lin Anderson's Rhona McLeod Series of stories about a forensic crime investigator.
This is the 14th in the series and a worthy addition, made even more attractive by easily identifiable location of the Isle of Skye and most important including that star of stage, screen and social media Blaze, the collie.
These books are all of the "can't put it down" reads and Time For The Dead is no exception, possibly the best to date.
If you haven't read it, you have no idea what you're missing.
- Amazon CustomerReviewed in the United Kingdom on October 14, 2019
4.0 out of 5 stars Good read
Format: KindleVerified PurchaseI found this a good read. Enjoyed it even more as was on the island when I read it.
- deniseReviewed in the United Kingdom on August 24, 2023
5.0 out of 5 stars a fantastic read
Format: KindleVerified PurchaseA brilliant and addictive book, read all the series and would highly recommend it