The highland mysteries
A COSY CRIME SERIES
SHAGGY BUSINESS
Free PREQUEL
The Highlands Are Full Of Must-Sees.
Shame Someone Took One.
Before Joana and Brian became Scotland’s most argumentative detective duo, they had to survive a field trip in 2010.
Shaggy Business is the prequel to The Highland Mysteries. Discover how Joana and Brian solved their very first case, and realised that despite their differences, they make a rather brilliant team.
deadly cairns
Book 1
Scotland’s Views Are To Die For.
Turns Out Some People Do.
Release Date: 11 May 2026.
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When photographers start turning up dead at Scotland's most scenic locations, each body marked by a stone cairn with a sinister thumbs up, amateur sleuths Joana and Brian find themselves racing across the Highlands to catch a killer the police have already written off. A cosy, twisty road-trip mystery packed with breathtaking scenery, clever clues, and laugh-out-loud British banter.
Amber Warning
Book 2
Hebridean Storms Take Your Breath Away.
Sometimes Permanently.
Release Date: 01 June 2026.
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When Joana and Brian lead a photography workshop on the remote Hebrideanislands, they promise breathtaking views and no bodies… until a guest turns up dead during an amber storm warning and the local police call it an accident. Stranded with a killer who'll escape once the weather clears, the duo must race across Lewis and Harris, from ancient standing stones to golden beaches, to unmask the murderer before the first ferry departs.
Lethal Laybys
Book 3
NC 500 Memories Last A Lifetime.
Unfortunately, Some Campers Don’t.
Joana and Brian set off to photograph Scotland’s North Coast 500, expecting the usual: narrow roads, clouds of midges, and the challenge of living in a campervan. What they don’t expect is a string of murders in remote laybys. As they travel from Wick to Durness and on to Torridon, they find themselves caught up in Highland Games gossip, dog show drama, and the sort of campervan rallies that attract every eccentric within a hundred miles. The real challenge, though, is catching a killer before the NC 500 becomes someone else's last journey.
FREE BONUS LIBRARY.
The library keeps all the free bits and bobs around The Highland Mysteries in one place, so you won’t need to hunt around:
Free Prequel To The Series
Complimentary Scotland Travel Guide
Opportunity To Join The Test Reader Team
Snapshots From Joana’s And Brian’s Investigation Sites
Character Insights On The Main Protagonists
Downloadable Scotland Poster
And more to come…
Join Joana and Brian on their adventures, two travel photographers who set off to find the perfect view... only to discover it is the scene of the latest crime.
The Highland Mysteries are a cosy crime series in which Joana Snowdon and Brian Goodfellow, armed with a full bag of British dry wit, find themselves tangled up in more than just camera straps. The real star, though, is the Scottish landscape, all brooding hills and secrets lurking behind every stone wall.
For Joana, the perfect Highland day means mist curling over the hills, mountains looming in the distance, and a camera ready for action. She sets out to catch the light, but more often ends up chasing clues and evidence before she’s even focused her lens.
Brian, her reluctant partner, would much prefer the glow of his laptop to the unpredictable weather of the Highlands, but somehow he always ends up in the passenger seat, clutching a lukewarm tea and muttering about the lack of WiFi. Still, when the mysteries get tangled, it’s usually Brian’s research skills that find the loose thread.
You can expect mysteries solved with a good dose of heart, a fair bit of humour, and the kind of British charm that arrives quietly but lingers.
In these page-turners, there are plenty of moments that might make you smile, or even laugh out loud. Sometimes at the mystery, more often at Joana and Brian’s attempts to solve it. The Highlands don’t do dull, and neither do they.
Prequel (Free download in the BONUS LIBRARY)
Shaggy Business: A Scottish Highland Coo Mystery
The Highlands Are Full Of Must-Sees. Shame Someone Took One.
Book 1 (Free sampler in the BONUS LIBRARY)
Deadly Cairns: A Scottish Road-Trip Cosy Mystery
Scotland’s Views Are To Die For. Turns Out Some People Do.
Book 2
Amber Warning: A Scottish Island Cosy Mystery
Hebridean Storms Take Your Breath Away. Sometimes Permanently.
Book 3
Lethal Laybys: A Scottish Camping Cosy Mystery
NC 500 Memories Last A Lifetime. Unfortunately, Some Campers Don’t.
Ask the author
Any questions? Please feel free to contact Joana.
Meet Joana sNOWDON
Joana Snowdon has made her home in Scotland, not far from the North Sea. She’ll tell you the salty air and endless horizon are just the thing for plotting a good twist. British humour is never far away either. Joana loves the dry wit, and it tends to sneak into her writing.
The Highlands have a way of calling Joana back, again and again. It didn’t take her long to see that these wild landscapes were made for a mystery or two. That’s how The Highland Mysteries found their beginning.
Joana’s stories have their fair share of secrets and the odd corpse, but you won’t find gloom for the sake of it. She prefers to leave the grisly details to someone else, believing there’s enough of that in real life. Her mysteries are meant to entertain and amuse, giving readers a chance to slip away for a while, enjoy a clever twist, and maybe even laugh out loud before returning to reality.
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