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The Blurb A powerful story of secrets and suspicions, hidden histories and mysterious disappearances set in Victorian Scotland. Scotland,...

My family has been moving between the U.S.A. and the U.K. for generations. It is always a bit of a lottery as to where you end up! As for...

Today is a special day. My publishers, Dark Stroke Books have confirmed that my new novel, Hunter's Rules, will launch on 01.01.2022. It...

I have been writing and telling stories all my life. When I was a child, I used to make up stories for my little sister after our Mum put...

I rarely read, or indeed write, short stories. However, when I was approached to contribute to the anthology produced by Dark Stroke...

Edinburgh is Scotland's compact, hilly capital. It has a medieval Old Town and elegant Georgian New Town with gardens and neoclassical...

Hunter's Chase is the first novel in the series of novels, The Edinburgh Crime Mysteries and writing it was an exciting challenge. First,...

Detective Inspector Hunter Wilson is the main protagonist of my debut crime novel 'Hunter's Chase' that is to be published by Crooked Cat...

Prologue Edinburgh, November 2012 DI Hunter Wilson took off his glasses and rubbed the bridge of his nose. There had to be an answer. How...

I remember when my younger sister and I were little girls our Mum used to make time to sit and read us stories on a Sunday afternoon....

I chose Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, as the setting for my novel 'Hunter's Chase'. The book will be published by Crooked Cat Books...

Fabulous news! the Edinburgh band Thirty-three Connection have agreed that I can use their hit single 'In the Rain' during the online...

I have established a new Facebook group, Friends of Hunter's Chase .You will find it at https://www.facebook.com/groups/296295777444303/....

Writing Hunter's Chase was an exciting challenge. First, I had to choose a setting for my novel. I toyed with the idea of creating an imagin