COLD IS THE LOCH (A DCI Callum Vance Scottish Crime Thriller — Book 1), as well as the accompanying Operation Glascarnoch Case File Dossier and promotional audio dramatizations, are works of crime fiction.
While authentic Scottish geography and cultural landmarks—such as Loch Maree, Kinlochewe, the Glascarnoch hydro dam, Wester Ross, Raigmore Hospital, and Inverness—are depicted to evoke an atmospheric setting, all characters, judicial bodies, crime investigations, criminal syndicates (including the Heather Syndicate), incidents, dialogue, and storylines are the product of the author's imagination.
Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, serving police officers, or real events is entirely coincidental.
This publication is entirely independent. It is not sponsored, endorsed, or affiliated with Police Scotland, the Scottish Police Authority (SPA), the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS), or any official United Kingdom law enforcement agency.
As a Scottish Noir detective novel, COLD IS THE LOCH contains depictions of murder investigations, forensic examinations, psychological tension, and adult language customary to the contemporary British crime thriller genre. Reader discretion is advised for younger audiences.
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