Friend and author Val Penny makes a welcome return...

... to the blog today.  Val, hello and long-time, no-see!

VP  Thank you for hosting me on your blog today. It is always a pleasure to visit.

AW Great to see you here and what have you got for us today?

VP  I write crime thrillers and started writing in this genre because that is what I enjoy reading. I firmly believe that to be a good author, you must first be an avid reader and it is due to my love of reading and story-telling that I began to write novels.

Hunter’s Rules is the sixth book in my Edinburgh Crime Mysteries series and there are many more to come!  Although the books form a series, each works as a standalone novel, so readers can join the stories at any point.

The books are set in the beautiful city of Edinburgh which is the capital of Scotland.  I chose it because it is a relatively small city and people from different walks of life and backgrounds are known to each other.  That allows me to have some fun with my characters and storylines.

I am particularly proud of this book because, although the story is complete within itself, the concept follows on from a short story that I contributed to a charity anthology, Dark Scotland. The story, which is again a standalone piece, is the prequel to the novel.  I hope those who read both will enjoy the conceit and those who read either will be absorbed by them.

AW I loved that story in Dark Scotland.  I shall look forward to reading Hunter's latest case.

about the author… This is the sixth book in The Edinburgh Crime Mysteries series of novels.  Val Penny’s other crime novels, Hunter's Chase Hunter's Revenge, Hunter's Force Hunter’s Blood and Hunter’s Secret form the rest of this bestselling series set in Edinburgh, Scotland, published by darkstroke.

You can also start at the beginning of The Jane Renwick Thrillers with The First Cut.

Her first non-fiction book Let’s Get Published is also available now and she has most recently contributed her short story, Cats and Dogs to the charity anthology, Dark Scotland.

Val is an American author living in SW Scotland with her husband and their cat.

about the book… A bloody scene brings Hunter and Meera’s romantic plans to an abrupt
end.

A young woman was attacked in a hotel lift.  She has life changing injuries, but she is alive.  Hunter notes that her wounds are like those inflicted on two women who previously died. 

Can Meera keep the injured woman alive long enough for her to identify her assailant?  Is the same person responsible for all three crimes?  When Hunter is identified as a suspect in the crime, can he establish his innocence and lead his team to solve the crime and keep Edinburgh safe?

You can follow Val on her Website,  Facebook,  Twitter and on Goodreads or  Bookbub 

You can get all the books in the series, Dark Scotland and Val's non-fiction on Amazon