The Ness Deception

Mysterious Scotland, Book 2

By: Tormod Cockburn

Narrated by: Stewart Crank

He’s in awe of it’s history. He thinks it's beautiful in the rain. But he’s not ready for what’s stirring below the surface of Loch Ness.

When you’re the editor of a successful investigative journal, you don’t dash around Scotland chasing after loch monsters. But Gill McArdle didn’t believe in unicorns either, and speaking honestly, he was fortunate to walk away from that one.

He’s a scientist, and not one of the wild-eyed optimists spending their days, scanning the loch for a creature. And here’s his problem. With every passing hour, evidence mounts that something is stirring. Far to the north, an unusual animal carcass is discovered in Caithness. In the west, the disappearance of a fishing boat remains unexplained. And as Gill follows the data, his investigations lead him, reluctantly, to the banks of Loch Ness. Still sceptical about the increasing sightings below Urquhart Castle, he reopens an old archaeological site in his search for answers. In a crushing realisation, he is forced to admit that danger lurks in the Great Glen’s deepest waters.

©2022 Tormod Cockburn (P)2026 Tormod Cockburn

Book 2 of the series is another fun listen with the same wonderful Scottish reader.

What I enjoy about this series is not only good story plots, but well written and edited without extraneous sentences. Some of the characters from the previous book are in this one. I won’t expound as others already have. Enjoy!

Great story, great characters

I loved the storyline and characters. I also love the presentation. I felt immersed in the story.

Great story!

Fun read! I love the use of legend and historical lore in this modern day read. The characters were well developed and I cared what happened to them all. I especially liked the inter weaving of spirituality and the supernatural. We all need a guardian angel like Rafael!

Loved it!

Loved the accent, it really helped to immerse you into what is an excellent story.

Enjoyable

I liked this story and the performance. The Scottish accent is enjoyable. I have always been interested in the Loch Ness.