I’m so so happy to announce I’ll be publishing my second novel — a sequel to my debut Squeaky Clean — with Pushkin Vertigo. Absolutely delighted to be working with them again after my experience with Daniel and the team the first time around.

PAPERBOY sees Ally McCoist once again dive into the shit when a familiar corpse threatens to unearth all the trouble she got herself into in the last book. Meanwhile, Chuck, a confidential paperwork shredder with a gambling problem joins her neck deep in the brown stuff when he starts to pass information he should be shredding to a former gangster turned ‘legitimate’ businessman called Billy Jamieson. Then there’s Lottie McGuinn, who’s unhappy with how a certain detective closed the case of her husband’s murder and is determined to get to the truth.

It’s not out until March 2025 but there is a little teaser at the end of the paperback version of Squeaky Clean if you want a taste!

Once again, I have to thank my wonderful agent Emily MacDonald and her colleague Marilia Savvides at 42 M&P for all the work they do behind the scenes to make this happen. It really is a dream come true.

Till 2025! But in the meantime, I’ll be appearing a good few festivals and events, including Granite Noir at the end of this month and Helensburgh Book Festival at the end of March. (Check dates/times and get tickets here.)