Witness the Dead by Craig Robertson
Craig Robertson‘s first novel, Random, was shortlisted for the CWA New Blood Dagger and hit the Sunday Times bestseller list in 2010. Using Glasgow as a backdrop, he’s gradually built a strong cast of characters led by the no nonsense DS Rachel Narey. However in…
How a Gunman Says Goodbye by Malcolm Mackay
To the casual observer Frank MacLeod is an unremarkable man approaching old age. Another near-pensioner shuffling to the shop for a newspaper he won’t read, and a pint of milk that will go off before he finishes it. To those in the know, Frank is…
Denise Mina wins Theakston Crime Novel of the Year
The competition was strong. And she was up against five shortlisted male authors. However, Denise Mina has repeated her feat of 2012 and won the Theakston’s Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year in 2013. We’ve reviewed the winning book Gods and Beasts here on…
Interview: Denise Mina
Glasgow-born author Denise Mina saw a lot of the world in her early life because her father’s job as an engineer saw the family move 21 times in 18 years. She left school at 16, working in poorly paid jobs until she decided to pursue…
Rebus: saint or sinner?
Earlier this month the paperback version of Ian Rankin’s Standing in Another Man’s Grave came out and it saw the return of one of Scotland’s most famous crime fiction detectives: John Rebus. His creator had taken a break from JR and retired him off, preferring…
The Woman Who Walked into the Sea
Written by Mark Douglas-Home — It’s probably a bit easier for a journalist to launch a career in crime fiction. After all, they’ll be familiar with the editing process and are used to seeing their words cut, chopped, changed and rewritten. Having said that, with thousands…