I’m absolutely ecstatic to say SQUEAKY CLEAN has been selected as The Times Crime Book of the Month for March! The Times’ crime fiction reviewer Mark Sanderson writes: “The scabrous comedy and compassion (for his protagonists, the underdog and a rescue puppy called Bruce) make the graphic scenes of torture almost palatable. Squeaky Clean is an amazingly … More The Times Crime Book of the Month
I’ve been sitting on this for ages and now I can finally, finally, say it! The moment I’ve been working towards forever: My debut novel SQUEAKY CLEAN will be published by Pushkin Vertigo next March. SQUEAKY CLEAN is a crime thriller with a dark sense of humour set at a car wash in the east … More SQUEAKY CLEAN out 2nd March 2023
I’ve been busy lately, polishing up a TOP SECRET PROJECT, so this post about last month’s Granite Noir festival is a little late. Granite Noir is Aberdeen’s yearly crime writing festival, and in 2020 featured appearances from genre legends Ian Rankin, Stuart McBride, Ambrose Parry (pen name of Chris Brookmyre and Dr Marisa Haetzman), Denise … More Lanyard Person: Reading at Granite Noir
Granite Noir, Aberdeen’s crime writing festival, kicks off this weekend and I’m absolutely thrilled to be part of it as one the festival’s Locals in the Limelight. Among events featuring big name authors such as Ian Rankin, Denise Mina, Ambrose Parry, Ben Aaronovitch, and Aberdeen’s own Stuart McBride, I’ll be doing a couple of readings … More Granite Noir 2020
The line up for Granite Noir 2020 has been announced! Some big names in fiction, including Ian Rankin, Denise Mina, Ben Aaronovitch, and Ambrose Parry (AKA Chris Brookmyre & Dr Marisa Haetzman) and a host of authors from around the world, will be heading to Aberdeen in February to take part in the North East’s … More Granite Noir 2020 – Locals in the Limelight
I’m absolutely thrilled to be able to say my novel Green Ink was shortlisted for this year’s Big Issue Crime Writing Contest! From hundreds of entries, Green Ink was one of six shortlisted, though sadly not the winner. That honour goes to Louise Sharland with her novel Vigil, which I will very much be looking … More The Big Issue Crime Writing Competitiom
Last week I launched a competition to give away four paperback copies of the latest Hardboiled anthology by Dead Guns Press, which happens to open with my short story Sherry Sherry. And… We have our winners! Congratulations to Richard, Ross, Fran, and Jamie, your copies of Hardboiled will be winging their way to you next … More And the winner is…
It’s the final week of #IndieApril and I’ve got four lovely paperback copies of Hardboiled to give away! Published by Dead Guns Press at the end of last year, Hardboiled features my short story Sherry Sherry alongside crime fiction by some fantastic authors including Bill Baber, Ellie Tritch and Jacqueline Seewald. Want a read on … More Hardboiled Book Giveaway
Last year Dead Guns Press published their first Hardboiled anthology after a couple of years’ hiatus. My short story Sherry Sherry was included. (Yes, that is a Neil Diamond reference.) A twist on the old girl in the fridge trope, the somewhat unstable narrator goes on the rampage when she comes home to discover her … More Sherry Sherry
The long wait is over and Dead Guns Press have finally returned with their new Hardboiled anthology! Featuring a new short story of mine, Sherry Sherry, alongside some great crime tales from names both familiar and new to followers of the New Mexico-based publisher. A couple of years ago, DGP published my short story Queen … More Read ‘Sherry Sherry’ in Hardboiled
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