A quick tongue-in-cheek look at part of the history of Dunottar Castle on Scotland’s north east coast – sieges, torture, and general unpleasantness – adapted from my book ‘Devil’s Gallop’ […]
A quick tongue-in-cheek look at part of the history of Dunottar Castle on Scotland’s north east coast – sieges, torture, and general unpleasantness – adapted from my book ‘Devil’s Gallop’ […]
Douglas Skelton and the strands linking his fiction Four different series. Plus one standalone (that wasn’t meant to be a standalone, but that’s another story). That’s my writing output since […]
Many months ago I published here an account of a riot in Glasgow that prefigured the more famous 1919 Bloody Friday in George Square. I promised then I would publish […]
The second part of my look at the life, and the crimes that surrounded it, of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots. (Image above: Murder of Rizzio By Jean Lulves – […]
Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, is a major figure in Scottish history – and indeed the romance of its past. Here is my take on her story. It’s a long […]
I was reading a magazine this morning and found a somewhat disappointing article about journalism in films, mourning the lack of romanticism in filmic depictions of the trade. The author […]
Those who know me are aware of my love of westerns. Even some who don’t know me, and who perhaps have attended any of my events, will be aware because […]
What lies ahead from me in 2025 I can’t believe we’re almost half way through 2025 already. I mean, where has the time gone? Things have been busy, what with […]
A murder that might not have been murder. A family history filled with tragedy. Illicit love, bigamy, incest. And a daring escape from jail. This is the story of Katherine […]
Hallie Rubenhold’s new book, The Story of a Murder (published later this month), is a fresh look at the Dr Crippen case. It was, of course, famed because it was […]