Murderers Anonymous - A Barney Thomson Serial Killer Thriller

Barney Thomson is a barber on the run.

Notorious throughout Scotland as the most prolific serial killer since the Black Death, he has escaped Glasgow and the long arm of the law by hiding out in a monastery in the frozen far north-west.

However, as the snow descends, and the police slowly close in on his hideout, a new, vicious and altogether more psychotic murderer is wreaking havoc amongst the monks …

Praise for The Barber Surgeon's Hairshirt

“A mad, macabre romp with surreal characters and cutting black humour.” The Sunday Mirror

“Gloriously over the top, very bloody and very, very funny.” Daily Telegraph

“A novel which is both genuinely silly and a fun read.” The Scotsman

“A flawless follow-up to an impressive debut, this is extremely well-written, highly amusing and completely unpredictable in its outrageous plot twists and turns.” The List

“Lindsay's burlesque thrills offer no sex, no drugs, no desperation to be cool. Just straightforward adult story; fantastic plot, clazzic timing and gleeful delight in the grotesque. With more talent than Irvine Welsh could dream of, Lindsay has crafted a macabre masterpiece where content lives up to style.” What’s On

About the author:

Douglas Lindsay is the author of the Barney Thomson crime series, which begins with The Long Midnight of Barney Thomson, and is currently seven novels and a novella strong. The Barber Surgeon's Hairshirt is the second book in the series. Douglas is also the author of Lost In Juarez and The Unburied Dead. He lives in Somerset.

As Barney Thomson is closing up his barbershop for the night, an old man enters looking for a Cary Grant cut and a bit of a chat. The following day, Barney discovers that last night's customer appears to have been the captain of a fishing trawler found mysteriously abandoned on the Clyde over a hundred years ago.

In a sinister echo of the past, a trawler is discovered drifting in a flat calm just off the island of Cumbrae, where Barney lives and works. Of the three trawlermen known to have been on board the Bitter Wind, one is found dead on the vessel. The other two are missing.

As the ghosts mount up for Barney, could it just be that he is in an episode of Scooby Doo, featuring a lot of villains in masks? Or is it a real, dark and menacing evil which haunts his sleepy seaside town?

THE HAUNTING OF BARNEY THOMSON is book 6 in the Barney Thomson series.

Praise for THE LONG MIDNIGHT OF BARNEY THOMSON (book 1)

"This chilling black comedy unfolds at dizzying speed... an impressive debut novel." –
Sunday Mirror

"The plot, Russian literature fans, is a modern spin on Dostoyevsky’s Crime and Punishment. The bloody ending, movie buffs, is pure Reservoir Dogs." – The Mirror

"This is pitch-black comedy spun from the finest writing. Fantastic plot, unforgettable scenes and plenty of twisted belly laughs." – New Woman

Praise for THE BARBER SURGEON'S HAIRSHIRT (book 2):

“A mad, macabre romp with surreal characters and cutting black humour.” – The Sunday Mirror

“Gloriously over the top, very bloody and very, very funny.” – Daily Telegraph

“A novel which is both genuinely silly and a fun read.” – The Scotsman

“A flawless follow-up to an impressive debut, this is extremely well-written, highly amusing and completely unpredictable in its outrageous plot twists and turns.” – The List

“Lindsay’s burlesque thrills offer no sex, no drugs, no desperation to be cool. Just straightforward adult story; fantastic plot, classic timing and gleeful delight in the grotesque. With more talent than Irvine Welsh could dream of, Lindsay has crafted a macabre masterpiece where content lives up to style.” – What’s On

About the author:

Douglas Lindsay is the author of the Barney Thomson crime series, which begins with THE LONG MIDNIGHT OF BARNEY THOMSON, and is currently seven novels and a novella strong. Douglas is also the author of LOST IN JUAREZ, THE UNBURIED DEAD and WE ARE THE HANGED MAN. He lives in Somerset.
 

At the end of MURDERERS ANONYMOUS, Barney Thomson's future seemed bleak. In fact, it seemed non-existent. However, for a reason that he can't quite get to the bottom of, he finds that he has a whole new lease of life as personal barber to the First Minister of the Scottish Executive. Unexpectedly thrown into the world of political intrigue and scandal, Barney's life is at least given some consistency when a serial killer begins to pick off members of the cabinet in a series of brutal (but very popular) murders.

THE RESURRECTION OF BARNEY THOMSON is book 4 in the Barney Thomson series.

Praise for THE LONG MIDNIGHT OF BARNEY THOMSON (book 1)

"This chilling black comedy unfolds at dizzying speed... an impressive debut novel." –
Sunday Mirror

"The plot, Russian literature fans, is a modern spin on Dostoyevsky’s Crime and Punishment. The bloody ending, movie buffs, is pure Reservoir Dogs." – The Mirror

"This is pitch-black comedy spun from the finest writing. Fantastic plot, unforgettable scenes and plenty of twisted belly laughs." – New Woman

Praise for THE BARBER SURGEON'S HAIRSHIRT (book 2):

“A mad, macabre romp with surreal characters and cutting black humour.” – The Sunday Mirror

“Gloriously over the top, very bloody and very, very funny.” – Daily Telegraph

“A novel which is both genuinely silly and a fun read.” – The Scotsman

“A flawless follow-up to an impressive debut, this is extremely well-written, highly amusing and completely unpredictable in its outrageous plot twists and turns.” – The List

“Lindsay’s burlesque thrills offer no sex, no drugs, no desperation to be cool. Just straightforward adult story; fantastic plot, classic timing and gleeful delight in the grotesque. With more talent than Irvine Welsh could dream of, Lindsay has crafted a macabre masterpiece where content lives up to style.” – What’s On

About the author:

Douglas Lindsay is the author of the Barney Thomson crime series, which begins with THE LONG MIDNIGHT OF BARNEY THOMSON, and is currently seven novels and a novella strong. Douglas is also the author of LOST IN JUAREZ, THE UNBURIED DEAD and WE ARE THE HANGED MAN. He lives in Somerset.

Barney Thomson is a restless soul in search of a quiet town in which to settle. He thinks he might just have found it in Millport on the Isle of Cumbrae and life can at last bring him some peace. Or, at least, it might have done, but for the dead body at the bottom of the stairs, the ghost tormented for all time to go to the bathroom, the evil Chinese businessman, the disturbing package in the freezer, the mysterious cathedral, Barney's deaf, mute, hunchbacked assistant, the ancient society protecting a 2,000-year-old secret, the Vatican spies, the intended murder, the curious collective of ninety-year-old men looking for Robbie Williams' haircuts, the promiscuous vicar named Judas, the rookie exorcist, the volatile cheese sandwich, and the very outside possibility of Armageddon. And, at the end it all, twelve men will meet around a table and the very future of humanity will be decided. Either that, or they will go home for a cup of tea and a plate of chips.

THE LAST FISH SUPPER is book 5 in the Barney Thomson series.

Praise for THE LONG MIDNIGHT OF BARNEY THOMSON (book 1)

"This chilling black comedy unfolds at dizzying speed... an impressive debut novel." –
Sunday Mirror

"The plot, Russian literature fans, is a modern spin on Dostoyevsky’s Crime and Punishment. The bloody ending, movie buffs, is pure Reservoir Dogs." – The Mirror

"This is pitch-black comedy spun from the finest writing. Fantastic plot, unforgettable scenes and plenty of twisted belly laughs." – New Woman

Praise for THE BARBER SURGEON'S HAIRSHIRT (book 2):

“A mad, macabre romp with surreal characters and cutting black humour.” – The Sunday Mirror

“Gloriously over the top, very bloody and very, very funny.” – Daily Telegraph

“A novel which is both genuinely silly and a fun read.” – The Scotsman

“A flawless follow-up to an impressive debut, this is extremely well-written, highly amusing and completely unpredictable in its outrageous plot twists and turns.” – The List

“Lindsay’s burlesque thrills offer no sex, no drugs, no desperation to be cool. Just straightforward adult story; fantastic plot, classic timing and gleeful delight in the grotesque. With more talent than Irvine Welsh could dream of, Lindsay has crafted a macabre masterpiece where content lives up to style.” – What’s On

About the author:

Douglas Lindsay is the author of the Barney Thomson crime series, which begins with THE LONG MIDNIGHT OF BARNEY THOMSON, and is currently seven novels and a novella strong. Douglas is also the author of LOST IN JUAREZ, THE UNBURIED DEAD and WE ARE THE HANGED MAN. He lives in Somerset.