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Hannah McGill over at the Scottish Book Trust has picked 13 Scottish books that need to be adapted for screen. And guess what? The Jump is in there. Thanks, Hannah!

Here’s a travel thing I wrote for Metro about researching the new book in Orkney:

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As ever, I’ve been super-mega-slack at posting up my book reviews in the Big Issue magazine. So here they are with links and short summaries: William Letford, Dirt (Carcanet) – playful and sublime poetry Paul Muldoon, Selected Poems 1968-2014 (Faber & Faber) – playful … Continue reading →

It’s time for Bloody Scotland! Here we go! See yeh there!

You might not know but I’m captain of the Scotland Writers FC. Anyhoo, we’re off to Barga in Tuscany this weekend to play against our Italian writer counterparts as part of Barga’s Scottish Weekend. We’ll also be performing readings and music … Continue reading →

Shit just got real. The Jump has been shortlisted for The McIlvanney Prize, for best Scottish crime novel. It’s up against some big hitters (and friends) – honoured to be in such fine company. Details here. The winner is announced next … Continue reading →

So The Jump is finally out in the US. Fly, my pretty, fly! Or, more importantly, buy it HERE. There has been a flurry of reviews, pieces I’ve written and giveaways, check it all out below. Huge thanks to all … Continue reading →

It’s ten years to the day since my first novel, TOMBSTONING, was published by Penguin. HUGE thanks to all readers and supporters over the last decade. It’s been a laugh, eh? Also, special thanks on this anniversary to Judy Moir, my … Continue reading →

So the US blog tour has started. First up was The Bandar Blog where Ali gave the book a great review. Thanks Ali! There’s also a thing I wrote over there, recommending a bunch of great books I’ve read recently. And … Continue reading →