How the fest was fun
Crimefest is a fabulous event for fans of the genre as well as writers. Bristol is also a beautiful place to visit.
Crimefest is a fabulous event for fans of the genre as well as writers. Bristol is also a beautiful place to visit.
I'm part of a panel discussing the bad guy as hero at this year's Crimefest and it's had me thinking about Davie McCall.
A superb day in Wigtown at the Writers' Gathering
Some shots from around Wigtown
My favourite films No 1 - Dirty Harry.
A new search for the remains of Moira Anderson, a young girl who vanished from her home in Coatbridge in 1957, will be led by a soil expert. I've updated the chapter I wrote on this tragic case in 1994.
Hitchcock springs to mind but the real creator was a prolific author with hundreds of stories, 30 novels and a number of TV and film scripts to his name
The discovery of Betty Alexander's body sparked a massive murder hunt - and led to a first in Scottish criminal history
A child goes missing - and police expect the worst. A tragic real-life case from 1952.
A brief history of fingerprinting, adapted from a chapter in 'No Final Solution.'