Alastair Macleod: 158 books

"The polished mahogany counter gleamed, light bounced from the glass mirror through the bottles on the wall behind the bar. Yvette, a flaming red head, tarty in black top and short green skirt was polishing glasses. As she turned he noticed her purple fingernails, the dark eye shadow, the deep...

"near the ancient Scots Pine, a remnant of the great Mirkwood, that dense Caledonian Forest that once strode these lands, he passed the wolf stone, a large irregular granite boulder where the inscription told of the death of the last wolf in Scotland. Here under the description of the kill was...

"Valentina made the coffee then disappeared for a moment to the loo. She checked herself in the mirror. Hmm, Nikolay was nice. Very very nice. Now she might make an exception for him. She liked his mysterious dark eyes, she felt his hurt. She wanted to take him in her arms, the feeling was strong....

A sequel, set in modern Hong Kong, of the story of Xiulan, a young girl finding her way in love and life, and all the while searching for beauty.

"On the island of North Ronaldsay; the sea was calm, there was no wind and the island was wreathed in mist" She is moist, secret, cool breath of the sea Her soft touch Nature's moisturiser On the naked skin

"That night there was talk in the Dun, of strangers. A traveler had brought word of the great metal army, like a snake, wending its way north. It was nearing the Dee. "Rhodri's spies say they are headed for Ynnys Mon." "Who are they dada?" Daffydd said. "Romans,"...

Set in WW1, the story of two Scottish brothers, drawn into the Gallipoli conflict, with devastating consequences for their family and succeeding generations. Most of this story is factually correct, but some creative licence has been taken.

In the very old, time becomes confused but often the soul indicates it is preparing for its last journey. Set in pre-revolututionary Russia, Sofya Andreyevna, now ninety two,  seeks a time in her life that was for her a golden age. 

In 1917 Ronald Copeland is one of the first pilots to fly a seaplane out of the Royal Navy base in Scapa Flow, spotting for enemy submarines. There are many islands; he becomes confused in the fog and finds himself on one that doesn't seem to fit, and it begins to hold him in its magic grasp.

In 1553, a young Turkish princess is kidnapped and held captive by a Christian Knight. Her father sets out to rescue her but when his mission becomes one of revenge the princess vanishes.

The Rhino is being hunted mercilessly for its horn which the Chinese mistakenly believe is an aphrodisiac. Many dedicated people are struggling against the tide of killing and poaching going on in Africa. This is the story of some of them.

"Tell the 'copter to go away," said the guerilla leader, a woman. He recognised her, Ernesta Arnel; one of the "most wanted". Her hair was cut short, the high cheek bones denoted tribal ancestry. In other circumstances he would have found her attractive. In her green uniform she...

"to be a resident or a visitor to Orkney is to be struck by many things – everywhere, loch, sea, and peaty burn separate the land with fingers of sparkling water. Dressed in a hundred greens and bonneted with browns and purples, the hills gently curve whalelike against the surface of an enormous...

"Signora Luchiese broke off another little piece of cantuccini and leaned down. At her feet stood a tiny brown dog with a pair of extra large eyes looking up appealingly at her; from his small head an enormous pair of ears stood out almost like wings. "Ecco Moschii , per lei." she said...