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Outlander by Diana GabaldonMacbeth by William ShakespeareThe Winter Sea by Susanna KearsleyDragonfly in Amber by Diana GabaldonThe Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark
Books Set in Scotland
1,114 books — 702 voters
Knots and Crosses by Ian RankinCold Granite by Stuart MacBrideThe Blackhouse by Peter MayBlack and Blue by Ian RankinHide and Seek by Ian Rankin
Tartan Noir
289 books — 157 voters

Rebecca by Daphne du MaurierGone Girl by Gillian FlynnWhen Secrets Bloom by Patricia FurstenbergThe Carer by Scott L. NelsonDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa James
Best Books of Secrets
258 books — 148 voters
Highland Shifters by Michelle FoxOutlander by Diana GabaldonHighland Light by Cherime MacFarlaneA Kiss for a Highlander by Jane GodmanDragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon
Scotland the Brave...and then some!
60 books — 79 voters

A Story Of Bad by Edward M. KraussMagpie Murders by Anthony HorowitzThe Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Silkworm by Robert GalbraithThe Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith
British Crime Fiction You Must Read
129 books — 79 voters
Outlander by Diana GabaldonDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesComplicated Moonlight by Lynessa LayneDragonfly in Amber by Diana GabaldonDrums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon
Romances with a Ginger/Redhead Love Interest
193 books — 76 voters

The Player of Games by Iain M. BanksUse of Weapons by Iain M. BanksExcession by Iain M. BanksConsider Phlebas by Iain M. BanksLook to Windward by Iain M. Banks
Best of The Culture
13 books — 60 voters
Fingersmith by Sarah WatersTipping the Velvet by Sarah WatersOranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette WintersonThe Paying Guests by Sarah WatersThe Night Watch by Sarah Waters
British Lesbian Books set in Britain by British Authors
70 books — 60 voters

Outlander by Diana GabaldonThe China Garden by Liz BerryIn the Stone Circle by Elizabeth Cody KimmelThe Whispering Knights by Penelope LivelyIn the Circle of Time by Margaret J. Anderson
Stone Circles
187 books — 52 voters
Highland Shifters by Michelle FoxGlencoe by John PrebbleHighland Wolf Pact by Selena KittA Scots Quair by Lewis Grassic GibbonCheckmate by Dorothy Dunnett
Best Scottish Books Ever Written
96 books — 47 voters

Kidnapped by Robert Louis StevensonWilliam Shakespeare's by Bruce CovilleWinter Arrives by Roz MarshallFear of Falling by Roz MarshallThe Observations by Jane Harris
Scotland
132 books — 44 voters
Highland Shifters by Michelle FoxOutlander by Diana GabaldonSunset Song by Lewis Grassic GibbonHighland Wolf Pact by Selena KittThe Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark
Scottish Novels
54 books — 40 voters

Highland Shifters by Michelle FoxMacbeth by William ShakespearePoems and Songs by Robert BurnsHow the Scots Invented the Modern World by Arthur HermanHighland Wolf Pact by Selena Kitt
Tartans, Plaids and Checks
40 books — 31 voters
There Was a Wee Lassie Who Swallowed a Midgie by Rebecca ColbyWhere the World Ends by Geraldine McCaughreanThe Secret of Roan Inish by Rosalie K. FryRemembrance by Theresa BreslinWee Gillis by Munro Leaf
Children's Books Set in Scotland
280 books — 28 voters

V for Vendetta by Alan MooreThe Ballad of Halo Jones by Alan MooreJudge Dredd in America by John WagnerSlaine by Pat MillsMiracleman, Book One by Alan Moore
Best British Graphic Novels/Comics
203 books — 27 voters
Doon by Carey CorpEnter Three Witches by Caroline B. CooneyA Stranger Came Ashore by Mollie HunterThe Puzzle Ring by Kate ForsythRobinsheugh by Eileen Dunlop
YA & Middle Grade Fantasy set in Scotland
125 books — 26 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingBehind the Dollhouse Door by Susan Sybil CarleyTreasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonThe False Men by Mhairead MacLeodThe Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner by James Hogg
Scottish authors or books written in Scotland (Fiction)
49 books — 23 voters
Mary, Queen of Scots by Kathryn LaskyThe Wild Queen by Carolyn MeyerSpy for the Queen of Scots by Theresa BreslinMy Contrary Mary by Cynthia HandThe Prophecy by Lily Blake
Mary, Teen of Scots
22 books — 15 voters

Ivanhoe by Walter ScottWaverley by Walter ScottThe Heart of Mid-Lothian by Walter ScottRob Roy by Walter ScottThe Bride of Lammermoor by Walter Scott
Best of Walter Scott
25 books — 15 voters
Chasing Cassandra by Lisa KleypasWomen of Wolfram Camp by Jenny KroonstuiverThe Sea Witch by Eva LeighForever Your Earl by Eva LeighScandal Takes the Stage by Eva Leigh
Swoon-Worthy (Mainly Regency) Romances
106 books — 12 voters

God of Fury by Rina KentFinders Keepers by N.R. WalkerGlitterland by Alexis HallHis Cocky Valet by Cole McCadeCort—Unbreakable by Felice Stevens
M/M Books with Awesome Accents
24 books — 11 voters
A Rope - In Case by Lillian BeckwithShinty Boys by Margaret MacphersonTo the Lighthouse by Virginia WoolfWhisky Galore by Compton MackenzieReturn to Sula by Lavinia Derwent
Skye and the Hebrides
124 books — 10 voters

Between Ghosts and Gods by Ann Sei LinSurvival Show by Juno DawsonA Song I Wrote for Charlotte by Caitlin DevlinA Wish So Deadly by Marilize LoxtonDrop Dead Famous by Jennifer Pearson
UKYA in 2026
102 books — 10 voters
The Wars of Scotland, 1214 - 1371 by Michael BrownRobert Bruce and the Community of the Realm of Scotland by G.W.S. BarrowScotland by Bob HarrisThe Wallace Book by Edward J. CowanScotland and Europe by David Ditchburn
Late Medieval Scotland (Non-fiction)
30 books — 8 voters

Over the Sea to Skye by Antonia GoddardLismore by Robert HayWalking with Cattle by Terry J. WilliamsIslanders by Margaret ElphinstoneEccentric Wealth by Alastair Scott
Scottish Islands
38 books — 6 voters
Alba by Edward J. CowanThe Scottish Nation by T.M. DevineScotland by Michael LynchDavid I by Richard OramMedieval Scotland (Cambridge Medieval Textbooks) by A.D.M. Barrell
Academic Scottish History
127 books — 5 voters

Land-of-Mists by Garry KilworthSinging Stones by Winifred FinlaySisters at the Edge of the World by Ailish SinclairAll Along the Edge by Zoë StrachanRescued by the Celtic Warrior by Amy Jarecki
The Caledonii and Picts in Fiction
27 books — 4 voters
The Last Witch of Scotland by Philip ParisLas brujas de Vardo by Anya BergmanThe Mermaid and the Bear by Ailish SinclairBitter Magic by Nancy Hayes KilgoreThe Darkest Shore by Karen Brooks
Scottish Witches - Historical Fiction
12 books — 3 voters

Witch Light by Susan FletcherHis Bloody Project by Graeme Macrae BurnetShuggie Bain by Douglas StuartSisters at the Edge of the World by Ailish SinclairAll That Remains by Sue Black
Scottish authors
6 books — 1 voter
Winter Princess by Skye MacKinnonMeow by Skye MacKinnonDaggers & Destiny by Skye MacKinnonStudying her Vikings by Skye MacKinnonLove's Portrait by Anna Larner
Scottish Lesbian Romance Books 2026
48 books — 1 voter

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