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London Book Fair

So I’m going to be at London Book Fair tomorrow, somewhere in amongst the above melee. I’m doing a Creative Scotland event on Tartan Noir with agent Jenny Brown, Denise Mina and Sara Hunt from Saraband. 4pm in The Club … Continue reading

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Latest Big Issue Book Reviews

Here are my latest book reviews in The Big Issue magazine. I reviewed Blue Night (Orenda) by Simone Buchholz and The Hoarder (Canongate) by Jess Kidd. Two crackers, very different but both full of dry humour.

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Fault Lines: Cheap Deal Ends Tomorrow!

Hello peeps! Last chance to pick up FAULT LINES cheap on Kindle and Kobo before it goes back to some non-ridiculous price. Universal 5-star reviews so far. Just saying…

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Fault Lines is off to the Printers

Here’s the final final cover for Fault Lines, with amazing quotes from Mark Billingham, Megan Abbott and Steve Cavanagh on it. Blown away. It’s off to the printers today, out 22nd May!

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Punditry ahoy!

I was on BBC Radio Scotland’s Afternoon Show with Janice Forsyth today, one of the panel doing the Tuesday review, where we blethered about an Agatha Christie adaptation, a Jenny Saville exhibition and RuPaul’s Drag Race. Like you do. Listen … Continue reading

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Fault Lines is 99p on Kobo!

If you’re on Kobo, a whole bunch of terrific Orenda books are going for 99p for Easter, including Fault Lines. Go check it out!

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Bloody Scotland at Aye Write!

Amongst all the rock ‘n’ roll debauchery of the Fun Lovin’ Crime Writers, it would be easy to forget I’m doing an actual book event at Aye Write, Sat 24th March 3pm at the Mitchell Library, talking with Val McDermid, … Continue reading

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Fun Lovin’ Crime Writers at Aye Write!

GLASGOW PEOPLE! The Fun Lovin’ Crime Writers are playing this Friday night at the Tramway. I can guarantee it will be all kinds of AWESOME. Details here. 

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Fault Lines is out in ebook today!

GET IT HERE! Brilliantly constructed speculative crime fiction, a classic whodunit and a dark psychological suspense, Doug Johnstone returns with his most explosive and original thriller yet. In a reimagined contemporary Edinburgh, where a tectonic fault has opened up to produce a … Continue reading

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FLCW @ ReimagiNation: Glenrothes

Another day, another Fun Lovin’ Crime Writers gig! Check out this mini-festival in Glenrothes, where we’re playing, and each of us is doing other actual book events too. Get ready, Fife! Saturday 19th May. Tickets here.  

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