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1Jun

Carry on Sieging

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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’ […]

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19May

Worlds within worlds

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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 […]

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Tags: Davie McCall Dominic Queste Douglas Skelton Jonas Flynt Rebecca Connolly
5Feb

Square Go: The Battle of George Square 1919

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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 […]

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17Dec

Killer Queen, part two

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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 – […]

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16Dec

Killer Queen (part one)

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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 […]

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24Oct

Hold the front page

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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 […]

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Tags: Ace in the hole All the President's Men Call Northside 777 Goodnight and Good Luck Reporters on film Spotlight The Insider The Paper The Post true crime
18Aug

Heading out west

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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 […]

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Tags: movies westerns
4May

Coming soon

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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 […]

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29Apr

The Kate Escape

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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 […]

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Tags: Edinburgh Tolbooth Historical crime Katherine Nairn Patrick Ogilvy true crime
12Mar

Crossing the Atlantic to catch a thief

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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 […]

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Tags: Douglas Skelton Greatrex Case Superintendent Alexander McCall
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Douglas Skelton

A crime writer steeped in the real stories of Scotland, Douglas Skelton worked for the law and as a newspaper editor. That gritty experience of life's underside is distilled in his work.

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