Elaine Thomson reveals title of next book

On May 11, 2024, Elaine Thomson revealed the title of her next book on social media with an image of the first draft of 'The Caithness Poltergeist'.

"And now for something completely different… Finished the draft, friends! The real work begins this weekend…," Elaine Thomson wrote.

She admitted that it will not be a new adventure of her protagonist Jem Flockhart, but "something completely different. I’m a bit worried no one will like it."

The publication date of 'The Caithness Poltergeist' is planned for October 23th, 2025. We wait with bated breath.

This post will be updated if more news becomes available. Therefore, visit this post regularly.

[Update December 16th, 2024] Elaine Thomson posted a message that she had signed a four-book deal for four ghost stories.

Based on the scarse information available, I suspect that Elaine Thomson will introduce a new female protagonist who will try to solve cases that instill a sense of fear. Also, think of the intrusion of the past upon the present.

[Update December 23rd, 2024] The description of 'The Caithness Poltergeist' 'Hawthorn: A Scottish Ghost Story' (see below) has appeared.

The Ordnance Survey are charting Scotland's most remote north-easterly county. When a strange vision leads cartographer Robert Sutherland to fall into a bog at night, he succumbs to a raging fever. Inches from death, he is taken to the local mansion, Leask House, to recuperate under the care of Mrs Sinclair and her beautiful daughter Isabel. But Robert's stay is not to be a restful one...

He finds himself plagued by dreadful visions, the house full of strange noises and shifting shadows. Something is trying to get his attention, but who is it - and why are they unable to rest? And is Robert's presence at Leask House really a coincidence at all?

[Update January 3rd, 2025] The title of Elaine Thomson's next mystery seems to have been changed to 'Hawthorn: A Scottish Ghost Story'. See here.