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Image of a book cover featuring a coastal scene under an overcast sky with blue‑grey clouds. In the foreground, the rusted remains of a burned‑out car sit in the sand, with large holes in the metal and peeling paint. A second damaged car is visible farther back on the beach. Near that car, a solitary human figure sits on the open frame, facing toward the sea. The title ‘AN ISLAND BURNING’ appears in large white uppercase letters across the upper middle of the cover, with the subtitle ‘THE MULL MYSTERIES’ in smaller text above it. The author’s name, ‘COLIN MACINTYRE,’ is printed at the top in yellow uppercase letters.

ABOUT THIS BOOK

PUBLISHER: Black & White

ISBN: 9781785305276

RRP: £9.99

PAGES: 400

PUBLICATION DATE:
April 2, 2026

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An Island Burning

By Colin MacIntyre

Burns Night, January 2000. In the early days of the new millennium, two burnt-out cars are discovered on a barren glen on the isle of Mull. Inside them, only teeth and bones.
Meanwhile, Ivor Punch is busy policing a protest when he meets a strange visitor purporting to be Robert Louis Stevenson, who speaks of an island that appears only twice a century. As smoke fills the air and bodies are discovered, Sergeant Punch searches for the crux of the mystery by looking to the past.
Amid peculiar forces at play, a freshly moored ferry full of curious characters and a Burns Night play to set the evening alight, he needs to decipher what is real or imagined – before the island falls into chaos.
The second book in The Mull Mysteries series from multi-award-winning author and musician, Colin MacIntyre, aka Mull Historical Society. And this time, for Sgt Ivor Punch, it’s personal.

Reviews of An Island Burning

'Warm, funny and beguiling, authentically infused with salt spray and whisky fumes.' – Chris Brookmyre

'A twisty mystery set on Mull, the island being a character in itself' – Ian Rankin

'One of my favourite songwriters of all time' – Irvine Welsh

'MacIntyre always writes with a clarity of style' – The Scotsman

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