The River Runs Red is a collection of 19 short stories, detailing TRUE crimes that occurred within Highland Perthshire between 1799 – 1951. The collection includes accounts of infamous incidents from the region’s dark past, including murder, robbery, smuggling, terrorism and deception – with a dash of grim humour, and even some supernatural assistance.
Based on two years of extensive research the book brings together some shocking revelations from Highland Perthshire’s lawless past, featuring stories from Dunkeld, Aberfeldy, Pitlochry, Grandtully and Kenmore.
“I always been fascinated with the short story detective fiction of the Victoria era”, said Mark Bridgeman the author of The River Runs Red, “ the likes of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes, Edgar Allen Poe’s Dupin, and so on, and I’ve tried to bring an element of that adventure style to my book. I’ve tried to write the stories in that style and, I hope, it will really give the reader a chance to immerse themselves in the period, as well as learn some surprising new things about the area.”
Read about Highland Perthshire’s most infamous murder, the conman who sparked an international manhunt, whisky smuggling, the psychic who solved a mystery, the killer who claimed he was thrown off a bridge, and many others!
The River Runs Red is published by Watermill Books, Aberfeldy and is available from The Watermill Bookshop, Aberfeldy, www.aberfeldywatermill.com/shop and other retailers, priced £9.99.