Location: Scotland
Member Since:
May 13, 2013
ThunderPoint Publishing Ltd.
Publisher info
ThunderPoint Publishing is a publisher member of Publishing Scotland, with an editorial office in Wales.
The company publishes fiction and non-fiction.
Submissions of well-written fiction are welcome, in any genre, with the decision to publish being based on whether the editorial team enjoys the submission.
Non-fiction submissions should include chapter list & summary, sample chapters and author bio.
The company publishes fiction and non-fiction.
Submissions of well-written fiction are welcome, in any genre, with the decision to publish being based on whether the editorial team enjoys the submission.
Non-fiction submissions should include chapter list & summary, sample chapters and author bio.
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The Dead of Oban
by Allan Martin
Price:
$4.99 USD.
Words: 96,970.
Language:
English.
Published: February 28, 2024
by
ThunderPoint Publishing Ltd..
Categories:
Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Crime thriller, Fiction » Mystery & detective » International crime
Behind the peaceful facade of Oban, a west coast Scottish town, lies a mystery. The disappearance of an unassuming bookshop owner draws DI Angus Blue into a challenging investigation and lays bare a complex network of rare book theft, where collectors, dealers and thieves are determined to possess these valuable books, and willing to kill for them.
Lost Times
by Ethyl Smith
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 95,350.
Language:
English.
Published: November 17, 2022
by
ThunderPoint Publishing Ltd..
Categories:
Fiction » Historical » United Kingdom
Scotland, 1685: Monmouth and Argyll plan to overthrow the King and the Covenanters see an opportunity to further their cause. From the shepherds and the farmer’s wives of the Lanarkshire hills, to the innkeepers, apothecaries and washerwomen of the towns, Smith portrays with exquisite detail the lives of the ordinary people of 17th century Scotland.
Tales Murderous and Mysterious: The Short Story Collection
by Allan Martin
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 65,150.
Language:
English.
Published: November 16, 2022
by
ThunderPoint Publishing Ltd..
Categories:
Fiction » Mystery & detective » Short Stories, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General
This collection asks, “Is murder always wrong?” Well-known for the darkly dry humour of his Inspector Angus Blue series of crime thrillers set across Scotland, Allan Martin brings his razor-sharp eye for detail to the short story genre, and Tales Murderous and Mysterious will have you gripped from the first knock on the door, to the last dead body.
The Dead of Appin
by Allan Martin
Price:
$3.99 USD.
Words: 109,880.
Language:
English.
Published: November 30, 2021
by
ThunderPoint Publishing Ltd..
Categories:
Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Crime thriller, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Police Procedural
Just outside Oban, within sight of the Connel Bridge, there’s a burnt out car containing the charred remains of a human body.
A woman is missing – but is the body hers?
In a high stakes game of business and politics, what secret does the bustling port of Oban hide that is worth killing for?
Tweed rins tae the Ocean
by Alasdair Allan
Price:
$5.99 USD.
Words: 100,880.
Language:
English.
Published: September 29, 2021
by
ThunderPoint Publishing Ltd..
Categories:
Nonfiction » Politics & Current Affairs » Activism, Nonfiction » Travel » By region » Europe
Tweed rins tae the Ocean follows an east to west coast walk by Allan and some friends, and gently explores the history, literature and language of what Allan
contends is the oldest national land border in the world. The title of the book takes its inspiration from the Burns song, 'Such a Parcel of Rogues in a Nation'.
The Spinning House Affair
by Jane Taylor
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 86,460.
Language:
English.
Published: May 27, 2021
by
ThunderPoint Publishing Ltd..
Categories:
Fiction » Women's fiction » Feminist, Fiction » Historical » United Kingdom
In The Spinning House Affair Jane Taylor eloquently brings to life the historic struggle of women in the 19th century, and highlights that the fight of women today is a continuation of the struggles of the past.
Broken Times
by Ethyl Smith
Price:
$3.99 USD.
Words: 97,840.
Language:
English (Scottish dialect).
Published: September 30, 2020
by
ThunderPoint Publishing Ltd..
Categories:
Fiction » Historical » United Kingdom
As James Renwick returns to Scotland, accompanied by the young Jonas Hawthorne, in search of adventure, an undeterred John Steel is still living the life of a fugitive, hunted day and night by Claverhouse's men.
The Dead of Jura
by Allan Martin
Series: Inspector Angus Blue.
Price:
$3.99 USD.
Words: 98,830.
Language:
English.
Published: September 24, 2020
by
ThunderPoint Publishing Ltd..
Categories:
Fiction » Mystery & detective » Police Procedural, Fiction » Mystery & detective » International crime
Jura: where the rich and powerful go to play away from prying eyes.
After a murder attempt on a Cabinet Minister, Inspector Angus Blue returns to the Hebrides. But Special Branch are sent to hunt the assassin too, and Blue's investigation is hampered at every turn, as he tries to discover what Special Branch are hiding - and who they are protecting.
Run
by Jackie McLean
Price:
$2.49 USD.
Words: 82,040.
Language:
English.
Published: October 17, 2019
by
ThunderPoint Publishing Ltd..
Categories:
Fiction » Mystery & detective » Police Procedural, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Traditional British
With the hunt on for the country’s most notorious cop killer, and an ongoing complex international investigation, the murder of a local thug during a football match is the last thing the police need.
Mick
by Willie Orr
Price:
$2.49 USD.
Words: 54,150.
Language:
English.
Published: October 10, 2019
by
ThunderPoint Publishing Ltd..
Categories:
Fiction » Themes & motifs » Family sagas, Fiction » Literature » Literary
Mick Crossan is a ‘homer’, removed by social services from his widowed mother and slum home in the Gorbals and placed in ‘care’.
In 1950s Scotland, thousands of children were removed from their families for a ‘better life’ in the rural idyll of the Highlands as ‘boarded-out’ children.
Willie Orr deftly writes with a lightness of touch, and addresses a rarely talked about aspect of recent history.
The Summer Stance
by Lorn Macintyre
Price:
$2.49 USD.
Words: 66,180.
Language:
English.
Published: September 4, 2019
by
ThunderPoint Publishing Ltd..
Categories:
Fiction » Literature » Literary, Fiction » Cultural & ethnic themes » Cultural interest, general
The Summer Stance is more than a story of one man clinging to his traditions, it is a eulogy to centuries of Scottish cultural history in danger of being forgotten.
The Peat Dead
by Allan Martin
Series: Inspector Angus Blue.
Price:
$2.49 USD.
Words: 99,370.
Language:
English.
Published: April 20, 2019
by
ThunderPoint Publishing Ltd..
Categories:
Fiction » Mystery & detective » Police Procedural, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Traditional British
Shortlisted for the Bloody Scotland McIlvanney Prize - Scottish Crime Debut 2019
On the Scottish Hebridean Island of Islay, five corpses are dug up by a peat-cutter. All of them have been shot in the back of the head, execution style.
The New Frontier: Making a difference in later life
by Robin Lloyd-Jones
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 63,470.
Language:
English.
Published: April 10, 2019
by
ThunderPoint Publishing Ltd..
Categories:
Nonfiction » Biography » Biographical anthologies, Nonfiction » Biography » Literary biography
The New Frontier, from award-winning author Robin Lloyd-Jones, is a series of interviews with remarkable people over 70, all of them nominated for the annual Times-Sternberg award, which documents the impact of different influences over their lives and provides readers with a unique viewpoint on how important it is that we make, and are seen to make, a valuable contribution to society at all ages.
Desperate Times
by Ethyl Smith
Price:
$2.49 USD.
Words: 78,260.
Language:
English.
Published: October 25, 2018
by
ThunderPoint Publishing Ltd..
Categories:
Fiction » Historical » Medieval, Fiction » Historical » United Kingdom
Desperate Times is the third historical novel in Ethyl Smith’s series, following Changed Times and Dark Times, about the lives of ordinary Scottish people in extraordinary times.
The Deaths on Black Rock
by BRM Stewart
Price:
$2.49 USD.
Words: 86,880.
Language:
English.
Published: October 16, 2018
by
ThunderPoint Publishing Ltd..
Categories:
Fiction » Mystery & detective » Police Procedural, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Traditional British
It’s been a year since Rima Khalaf died in a fall from the Black Rock, deemed to be a tragic accident by the police. But her grieving parents are dissatisfied with the police investigation, so DS Amanda Pitt is sent north from Glasgow to the small town of Clachdubh to re-examine the case.
Gemmano
by David Will
Price:
$2.49 USD.
Words: 80,770.
Language:
English.
Published: October 10, 2018
by
ThunderPoint Publishing Ltd..
Categories:
Fiction » Historical » General, Fiction » Literature » Literary
Covering a period of ten days, Gemmano is a compelling and inspiring story of people caught powerless in their own land, told from the perspective of two young Italian men.
The Last Wolf
by David Shaw Mackenzie
Price:
$2.49 USD.
Words: 99,680.
Language:
English.
Published: September 6, 2018
by
ThunderPoint Publishing Ltd..
Categories:
Fiction » Literary collections » European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General
Moving from 1930s Capri to Paris, London and the Isle of Glass off the Scottish coast, The Last Wolf is a subtly crafted tale of lies and betrayals.
Mere
by Carol Fenlon
Price:
$2.49 USD.
Words: 97,300.
Language:
English.
Published: June 21, 2018
by
ThunderPoint Publishing Ltd..
Categories:
Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Psychological thriller, Fiction » Women's fiction » General
For Lynn Waters, New Cut Farm is the life she has always dreamed of, though her husband Dan has misgivings about the isolated farmhouse. As they settle into their new home, the past that is always there takes over and Lynn discovers the terrible hold that the land exerts over people - and the lengths to which they will go to keep it.
Shadows
by Jackie McLean
Price:
$2.49 USD.
Words: 90,400.
Language:
English.
Published: October 19, 2017
by
ThunderPoint Publishing Ltd..
Categories:
Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Crime thriller, Fiction » LGBTQ+ » Lesbian
When DI Donna Davenport is called out to investigate a body washed up on Arbroath beach, it looks like a routine murder inquiry. But then the enquiry takes on a more sinister form.
Madness Lies
by Helen Forbes
Price:
$2.49 USD.
Words: 97,620.
Language:
English.
Published: October 19, 2017
by
ThunderPoint Publishing Ltd..
Categories:
Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Crime thriller, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Traditional British
This second novel of Highland Noir from Helen Forbes continues the series with a crime thriller that moves between Inverness, North Uist and London, reaching a terrifying denouement at the notorious Black Rock Gorge.
The False Men
by Mhairead MacLeod
Price:
$2.49 USD.
Words: 77,620.
Language:
English.
Published: September 14, 2017
by
ThunderPoint Publishing Ltd..
Categories:
Fiction » Historical » United Kingdom, Fiction » Romance » Historical » General
As the uncompromising brutality of the Clearances reaches the islands, and Jess MacKay sees her friends ripped from their homes, she must decide where her heart, and her loyalties, truly lie.
Set against the evocative backdrop of the Hebrides and inspired by the true story of Jessie Balranald, The False Men is a compelling tale of love in a turbulent past.
Dark Times
by Ethyl Smith
Price:
$2.49 USD.
Words: 69,130.
Language:
English.
Published: September 7, 2017
by
ThunderPoint Publishing Ltd..
Categories:
Fiction » Historical » United Kingdom, Fiction » Romance » Historical » General
Dark Times is the second part of Ethyl Smith’s sweeping Times series that follows the lives of ordinary people in extraordinary times.
Dead Cat Bounce
by Kevin Scott
Price:
$2.49 USD.
Words: 96,960.
Language:
English.
Published: May 18, 2017
by
ThunderPoint Publishing Ltd..
Categories:
Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Crime thriller, Fiction » Humor & comedy » Black comedy
Set between gangland Glasgow and banking London, Dead Cat Bounce is a black comedy that narrows the gap between two supposedly different worlds.
An assured and audacious black comedy of sibling rivalries and a satirical comment on the failures of modern society.
The Wrong Box
by Andrew C Ferguson
Price:
$2.49 USD.
Words: 121,000.
Language:
English.
Published: April 20, 2017
by
ThunderPoint Publishing Ltd..
Categories:
Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » General
Manically funny, The Wrong Box is a chaotic story of lust, money, power and greed, and the importance of being able to sew a really good hem.
The Oystercatcher Girl
by Gabrielle Barnby
Price:
$2.49 USD.
Words: 75,100.
Language:
English.
Published: April 12, 2017
by
ThunderPoint Publishing Ltd..
Categories:
Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » General
Set amidst the spectacular scenery of the Orkney Islands, Gabrielle Barnby's skilfully plotted first novel is a beautifully understated story of deception and forgiveness, love and redemption.
The Bogeyman Chronicles
by Craig Watson
Price:
$2.49 USD.
Words: 138,630.
Language:
English.
Published: November 10, 2016
by
ThunderPoint Publishing Ltd..
Categories:
Fiction » Historical » Medieval, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Historical
In 14th Century Scotland, amidst the wars of independence, hatred, murder and betrayal are commonplace and ordinary people are driven to extraordinary lengths to survive, whilst those with power exercise it with cruel pleasure.
From the horror of the times and the changing fortunes of the characters, the legend of the Bogeyman is born.
Changed Times
by Ethyl Smith
Price:
$2.49 USD.
Words: 81,500.
Language:
English.
Published: April 27, 2016
by
ThunderPoint Publishing Ltd..
Categories:
Fiction » Historical » United Kingdom, Fiction » Adventure » Action
1679 - The Killing Times: Charles II is on the throne, the Episcopacy has been restored, and southern Scotland is in ferment. From the Battle of Drumclog to the Battle of Bothwell Bridge, John's platoon of farmers and villagers find themselves in the heart of the action over that fateful summer where the people fight the King for their religion, their freedom, and their lives.
QueerBashing
by Tim Morrison
Price:
$2.49 USD.
Words: 74,330.
Language:
English.
Published: January 28, 2016
by
ThunderPoint Publishing Ltd..
Categories:
Fiction » Literature » Literary, Fiction » LGBTQ+ » General
From the revivalist churches of Orkney in the 1970s, to the gay bars of London and Northern England in the 90s, via the divinity school at Aberdeen, this is the story of McGillivray, self-centered, promiscuous hypocrite, failed Church of Scotland minister, and his own worst enemy.
Raw, uncompromising. A viciously funny account of a man's desire to come to terms with himself.
Talk of the Toun
by Helen MacKinven
Price:
$2.49 USD.
Words: 106,020.
Language:
English.
Published: October 29, 2015
by
ThunderPoint Publishing Ltd..
Categories:
Fiction » Women's fiction » General, Fiction » Humor & comedy » General
Effortlessly capturing the religious and social intricacies of 1980s Scotland, Talk of the Toun is the perfect mix of pathos and humour as the two girls wrestle with the complications of growing up and exploring who they really are.
The House With The Lilac Shutters: And Other Stories
by Gabrielle Barnby
Price:
$2.49 USD.
Words: 55,040.
Language:
English.
Published: October 1, 2015
by
ThunderPoint Publishing Ltd..
Categories:
Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author, Fiction » Women's fiction » General
With a keenly observant eye and a finely detailed pen, Barnby illustrates the minutiae of life in this moving but unsentimental collection of short stories predominantly set in a small town in France.
The Bonnie Road
by Suzanne d'Corsey
Price:
$2.49 USD.
Words: 140,120.
Language:
English.
Published: September 15, 2015
by
ThunderPoint Publishing Ltd..
Categories:
Fiction » Women's fiction » General, Fiction » Visionary & metaphysical
Richly detailed, dark and compelling, d'Corsey magically transposes the old ways of Scotland into the 20th Century and brings to life the ancient traditions and beliefs that still dance just below the surface of the modern world.
The Birds That Never Flew
by Margot McCuaig
Price:
$2.49 USD.
Words: 109,010.
Language:
English.
Published: April 29, 2015
by
ThunderPoint Publishing Ltd..
Categories:
Fiction » Urban, Fiction » Urban
Battered and bruised, Elizabeth has left abusive husband Patrick. Again. In the bleak and impersonal Glasgow housing office Elizabeth meets the provocatively intriguing drug addict Sadie, who is desperate to get her own life back on track too.
The two women forge a fierce and interdependent relationship as they try to rebuild their shattered lives.
Toxic
by Jackie McLean
Price:
$2.49 USD.
Words: 91,590.
Language:
English.
Published: December 3, 2014
by
ThunderPoint Publishing Ltd..
Categories:
Fiction » Themes & motifs » Crime, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Crime thriller
Compelling and authentic, Toxic is a tense and fast paced crime thriller inspired by the Bhopal disaster.
Over Here
by Jane Taylor
Price:
$2.49 USD.
Words: 86,130.
Language:
English.
Published: November 28, 2014
by
ThunderPoint Publishing Ltd..
Categories:
Fiction » Themes & motifs » Family sagas
An eloquently written novel tracing the social transformations of a century where possibilities were opened up by two world wars that saw millions of men move around the world to fight, and mass migration to the new worlds of Canada and Australia by tens of thousands of people looking for a better life.
In The Shadow Of The Hill
by Helen Forbes
Price:
$2.49 USD.
Words: 87,780.
Language:
English.
Published: October 29, 2014
by
ThunderPoint Publishing Ltd..
Categories:
Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Crime thriller, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » General
In The Shadow Of The Hill skilfully captures the intricacies and malevolence of the underbelly of Highland and Island life, bringing tragedy and vengeance to the magical beauty of the Outer Hebrides.
A Good Death
by Helen Davis
Price:
$2.49 USD.
Words: 89,480.
Language:
English.
Published: March 24, 2014
by
ThunderPoint Publishing Ltd..
Categories:
Fiction » Women's fiction » General, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Crime
Helen Davis deftly weaves the 1980's readjustment of British social boundaries into her novel as she transports the reader from coming of age student life in England, through adventure, death and life changing experiences in Peru, to a disastrous attempt at rediscovering lost youth and innocence, nearly thirty years too late.
Mule Train
by Huw Francis
Price:
$1.99 USD.
Words: 113,230.
Language:
English.
Published: August 17, 2013
by
ThunderPoint Publishing Ltd..
Categories:
Fiction » Adventure » Travel, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense
A fast-paced novel following young backpackers on their first international adventure to Asia. Romantic notions of foreign travel quickly turn sour as they unwittingly become entrapped in the plans of a young drug-smuggler intent on making himself rich by exploiting naive young travelers.
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