Monthly Archives: June 2016

Well, I have some good news. The Jump has been longlisted for Scottish Crime Book of the Year, now known as The McIlvanney Prize. Absolutely honoured and thrilled to be in such fine company!  

Just found out that THE JUMP is part of Apple iBooks’ Irresistible Beach Reads summer promo campaign. 99p. I would link to it, but it’s yer iTunes and I have no idea. Just get it on yer iPad and that, … Continue reading →

Musselburgh! I’m doing an event at Mussy Library tonight, 7pm, talking about THE JUMP. Come along and ask hard questions. Please and thank you.

I was doing my cultural punditry thing on The Janice Forsyth Show the other day. Edi Stark was presenting, sitting in for Janice, and also punditing were Chitra Ramaswamy and Kirsty Logan. We nattered about Emma Cline’s debut novel The Girls, … Continue reading →

I took part in the Caledonian Challenge at the weekend, as part of a Bloody Scotland team. It’s a 24-mile walk from Fort William to Glen Coe through some amazing hills and scenery. We did it to raise money for … Continue reading →

My fifth novel, Gone Again, is now officially out in paperback in the US. Grab a copy, my American friends, and transport yourself to sunny Edinburgh!