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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!

Last week I started working as writer-in-residence for a funeral directors in Edinburgh. I’m already tremendously impressed with the respect, grace and empathy of all the staff I met. It’s going to be an intense and strange few months, but I’m … Continue reading →

So I was on BBC Two quiz show Eggheads last night, part of a team called the Criminal Element featuring myself, Val McDermid, Mark Billingham, Chris Brookmyre and Martyn Waites. And we only went and won! It was a terrific … Continue reading →

I started writing a new book this week. A few thousand words in. Feels weird already. Anyhoo, working title is Fault Lines, and here are some visual clues what it’s about. Kind of.  

Myself, Chris Brookmyre, Val McDermid, Mark Billingham and Martyn Waites are on Eggheads on Thursday 26th May, 6pm on BBC 2. Will I punch anyone? Will I swear? Tune in to find out.