{"id":18107,"date":"2026-06-28T00:01:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T04:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/?p=18107"},"modified":"2026-06-14T11:21:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T15:21:15","slug":"murder-in-edinburgh-by-val-penny-murderinedinburgh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/?p=18107","title":{"rendered":"Murder in Edinburgh by Val Penny #MURDERINEDINBURGH"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Val Penny is my guest today, along with her novel, Murder in Edinburgh, featuring DI Hunter Wilson.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18106 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/92293c94-2f72-4e2c-b893-59250d7e5162.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/92293c94-2f72-4e2c-b893-59250d7e5162.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/92293c94-2f72-4e2c-b893-59250d7e5162-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/92293c94-2f72-4e2c-b893-59250d7e5162-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/92293c94-2f72-4e2c-b893-59250d7e5162-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/92293c94-2f72-4e2c-b893-59250d7e5162-1536x1086.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Blurb<\/h2>\n<p>A woman\u2019s body is found in a shallow grave on the edge of an exclusive Edinburgh golf course. The victim bears the signs of a brutal struggle: blows to the body, marks around her throat, knees scraped raw as she fought to escape.<\/p>\n<p>But there is no name. No phone. No one reported missing.<\/p>\n<p>Detective Hunter Wilson is summoned from his regular darts night to take the call. Two decades on the force, he\u2019s seen plenty. But this one gets under his skin from the start.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18100 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/24a8be88-e4c3-4398-9e26-1913de521c2b.jpg\" alt=\"Edinburgh\" width=\"177\" height=\"284\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Buy Links<\/h2>\n<p class=\"x_x_p1\"><span class=\"x_x_s1\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><strong>PAPERBACK &#8211;<\/strong> https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/EDINBURGH-absolutely-gripping-Detective-Mysteries\/dp\/1805736477<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_x_p1\"><span class=\"x_x_s1\"><strong>KINDLE &#8211;<\/strong> https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/EDINBURGH-absolutely-gripping-Detective-Mysteries-ebook\/dp\/B0GX34K8HF<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Excerpt<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Shit! He jumped. A mirror on the cupboard door gave him a fright! He thought it was a burglar dodging against him. Jamie didn\u2019t like to fight. Violence wasn\u2019t his game. He felt all hot and sweaty. He stood still for a moment, holding his chest while his heartbeat returned to normal. Then he looked around. Two doors to the left, two doors to the right, and in front of him, a staircase and a door. He opened the first door on the left and slipped into the room. He was pleased; this was the room with the French windows. Jamie unlocked them, just in case he needed an escape route. As Pop always said, you couldn\u2019t be too careful.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">He kept the torch on low beam and swept the light around the room. He started at the mantelpiece and shoved the silver and ornaments into his Asda bag. Shocking having to pay 5p for a plastic bag now. Daylight robbery. As opposed to nighttime robbery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Moving over to the desk, he found a thick roll of cash. Lucky. And a cheque book. Did anybody still use these? Very old-fashioned. He stuck it in his pocket anyway. Bingo! Boxes: jewellery boxes; watch boxes. Nice. Lots of gold &#8211; bracelets, necklaces, and rings with big sparkly stones. The watches were impressive: a Rolex, and this one &#8211; a Breitling Transocean thingy. Well over \u00a320k. Sweet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Jamie was clearing the contents of the boxes into his pockets and congratulating himself on his haul when he heard a creak. He stopped to listen. Shit! The front door. Lucky it needed oil, really. Who was it? Piss.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Jamie heaved his stash into his pockets and his bag and shoved the cash down his trousers. Didn\u2019t even have time to examine the goodies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">***<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sir Peter Myerscough came back early. He came back alone. That day, he had had to brief the First Minister on the action taken to contain the suspected terrorist threat in Broughty Ferry, then he had taken his parliamentary researcher for dinner. It did not take long to get through the three courses and coffee at the New Club. He had tipped off the staff to keep the meal coming.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">He was both saddened and furious that the girl was leaving because she was lovely. He would have been proud to have her as a daughter; he would have been prouder still to have her on his arm. What eye candy! He was disappointed he had never got into her pants. It was such a pity she had never been up for it with him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Her leaving now was bloody inconvenient because her salary was cheap, while she was efficient and easy on the eye. She was also damn good at her job. This was a most unusual combination, and Sir Peter had no doubt that his assistant would be all but impossible to replace on those terms.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18104 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/e925d09a-50a9-4a9f-8922-ef3b6d950aba.jpg\" alt=\"Edinburgh\" width=\"510\" height=\"680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/e925d09a-50a9-4a9f-8922-ef3b6d950aba.jpg 510w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/e925d09a-50a9-4a9f-8922-ef3b6d950aba-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18103 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b3b46a89-cf38-4b62-bc03-cd98cbc3c622.jpg\" alt=\"Edinburgh\" width=\"680\" height=\"656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b3b46a89-cf38-4b62-bc03-cd98cbc3c622.jpg 680w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/b3b46a89-cf38-4b62-bc03-cd98cbc3c622-300x289.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18102\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18102\" style=\"width: 612px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18102 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/c18d913f-8cae-482b-9f06-11dfddc45618.jpg\" alt=\"Edinburgh\" width=\"612\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/c18d913f-8cae-482b-9f06-11dfddc45618.jpg 612w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/c18d913f-8cae-482b-9f06-11dfddc45618-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18102\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Edinburgh, United Kingdom &#8211; October, 21 2021: West frontage of the Scottish Parliament Building at Holyrood, Edinburgh, Scotland. Two policemen are patrolling outside the entrance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18101 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/06414f25-403f-448a-9ce9-a52c98b3d117.jpg\" alt=\"Edinburgh\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/06414f25-403f-448a-9ce9-a52c98b3d117.jpg 800w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/06414f25-403f-448a-9ce9-a52c98b3d117-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/06414f25-403f-448a-9ce9-a52c98b3d117-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>About the Author<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18105 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/229a83f2-de7e-4982-9820-61337fd8b2e8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"510\" height=\"680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/229a83f2-de7e-4982-9820-61337fd8b2e8.jpg 510w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/229a83f2-de7e-4982-9820-61337fd8b2e8-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_x_p1\"><span class=\"x_x_s1\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Val Penny\u2019s crime novels, form the bestselling series of DI Wilson Series set in Edinburgh.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_x_p1\"><span class=\"x_x_s1\">She is an American author living in SW Scotland with her husband and their cat.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_x_p1\"><span class=\"x_x_s1\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><strong>Amazon Author Page:<\/strong> https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/stores\/author\/B07C4725TK<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_x_p1\"><span class=\"x_x_s1\"><strong>Facebook:<\/strong>\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Authorvalpenny\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Authorvalpenny\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\"><span class=\"x_x_s3\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Authorvalpenny\/<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_x_p1\"><span class=\"x_x_s1\"><strong>Instagram:<\/strong>\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/valerieepenny\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/valerieepenny\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"2\"><span class=\"x_x_s3\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/valerieepenny\/<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_x_p1\"><span class=\"x_x_s1\"><strong>Bluesky:<\/strong>\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/www.bsky.app\/profile\/valpennyauthor\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bsky.app\/profile\/valpennyauthor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"3\"><span class=\"x_x_s3\">https:\/\/www.bsky.app\/profile\/valpennyauthor\/<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_x_p1\"><b>\u00a0Website:\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.valpenny.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.valpenny.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18113\" src=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/d245e4cc-0114-43f4-89a4-b57a53e33cf8-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1414\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/d245e4cc-0114-43f4-89a4-b57a53e33cf8-1.jpg 1414w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/d245e4cc-0114-43f4-89a4-b57a53e33cf8-1-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/d245e4cc-0114-43f4-89a4-b57a53e33cf8-1-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/d245e4cc-0114-43f4-89a4-b57a53e33cf8-1-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/d245e4cc-0114-43f4-89a4-b57a53e33cf8-1-1086x1536.jpg 1086w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1414px) 100vw, 1414px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Val Penny is my guest today, along with her novel, Murder in Edinburgh, featuring DI Hunter Wilson. Blurb A woman\u2019s body is found in a shallow grave on the edge of an exclusive Edinburgh golf course. The victim bears the signs of a brutal struggle: blows to the body, marks around her throat, knees scraped &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/?p=18107\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Murder in Edinburgh by Val Penny #MURDERINEDINBURGH<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[283,1128,149,1323,1944,6,1984],"tags":[106,228,1616],"class_list":["post-18107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-crime-writer","category-crime-writing","category-edinburgh","category-fiction","category-joffe-books","category-novels","category-police-procedural","tag-authors-2","tag-novels-2","tag-val-penny"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Murder in Edinburgh by Val Penny #MURDERINEDINBURGH - Celtic Connexions<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"New publisher, new title, but still all DI Hunter Wilson in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. 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