29Jan

Canelo have acquired a new 18th Century historical crime series by Douglas Skelton.

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I’m delighted this news is now out there! Assistant Editor Kit Nevile has acquired world English language rights to a new historicalmystery series by Douglas Skelton from Jo Bell of […]

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27Nov

New three book deal for the Rebecca Connolly series

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I was delighted when the news was revealed that I have signed with Polygon for three further Rebecca Connolly books. With three already published and a fourth coming in 2022, […]

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26Nov

The case that haunts a city

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BBC Scotland is screening a two part documentary on the Bible John case, the first part going out on Monday past (you can catch it on the iPlayer and it’s […]

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4Nov

You Will die Facing the Monument, part 4

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The final part of a short series on the execution of justice – and of the condemned – in old Glasgow. John Murdoch had been the assistant to both Young […]

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28Oct

You Will Die Facing the Monument, part 3

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Glasgow’s judicial industry was now well-established at the foot of the Saltmarket, with prisoners being kept in the south prison, either ahead of appearing in the adjacent courts or after […]

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23Oct

You will die facing the Monument – part 2

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By the early 19th century, the civic, prison and court facilities in Glasgow’s Tolbooth at the Cross were insufficient to meet demand. A new base was needed for the city’s […]

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17Oct

You Will Die Facing the Monument – Part 1

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Another series of extracts from Glasgow’s Black Heart, my history of the city’s crime and punishment, now out of print. This time I’m looking at the area between Glasgow Cross […]

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14Sep

A Review of ‘Bones’

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Reviews have been coming in for the latest Rebecca Connolly book A RATTLE OF BONES. Thank you to all who have taken the time, either in print or on-line, to […]

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10Sep

Blood in the streets

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Nobody likes to be taxed but in previous centuries displeasure at the levying of duty could lead to displeasure becoming violence. In the wake of the Act of Union in […]

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27Aug

The Wrong Man, part 3

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In my latest novel, ‘A Rattle of Bones’, Rebecca Connolly investigates a miscarriage of justice and there is a reference made to a true life case – that of Oscar […]

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Canelo have acquired a new 18th Century historical crime series by Douglas Skelton.

New three book deal for the Rebecca Connolly series

The case that haunts a city

You Will die Facing the Monument, part 4

You Will Die Facing the Monument, part 3

You will die facing the Monument – part 2

You Will Die Facing the Monument – Part 1

A Review of ‘Bones’

Blood in the streets

The Wrong Man, part 3

Douglas Skelton

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