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The Jump is coming out soon in the US, so expect a wee flurry of reviews and blog posts soon. Here’s the first review I’ve seen, over at The Suspense is Thrilling Me, and it’s a doozy. Thanks Chelsea Humphrey!

  Hey folks, I recently took part in a University of Edinburgh project called Echoes of Edinburgh, where I was interviewed and spraffed on about all sorts of guff. Check it out here. Enjoy! Dx

Just spotted a few random new reviews of older books. First here’s Hit & Run getting a wee rave at The TLE Books blog. Next is Hit & Run again, this time author and reviewer Chris Beakey absolutely loving it … Continue reading →

Here’s a round up of my latest Big Issue book reviews, with one-word summaries: James Sallis, Willnot (No Exit) – sublime SJI Holliday, Willow Walk (Black & White) – horrific Melissa Ginsburg, Sunset City (Faber) – classy Robin Wasserman, Girls on Fire (Little, … Continue reading →

Sarah Hardy over at By the Letter Book Reviews has given The Jump another lovely review. Thanks, Sarah!

Folks, I’m now an accredited Royal Literary Fund Consultant Fellow. On the off chance that you work in higher education and might be interested, this means I can give academic writing workshops to students and staff. For a fee, likes.

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 →