Searching for a file for a short story I’ll be posting here soon as part of the Halloween Shorts: Team Mushens WFC2013 Editions, I stumbled upon a word document from 2005 enigmatically titled ‘Future Projects’. There are only two stories in there, and I can’t remember who I put it together for – possibly my […]
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19th October 2013 – Unsolved Festival – Castle Fraser, Aberdeenshire
Come along to Historic Castle Fraser, just outside Inverurie in Aberdeenshire for the Unsolved festival. I’ll be appearing at 11.00 AM on Saturday 19th October 2013. In conversation with the delightful Russel D McLean. More details here.
31st August – Book Signing – Asylum Books and Games, Aberdeen
I shall be hanging out with my old pal Mike McLean (no relation) in his shop, Asylum Books and Games, for most of the day on Saturday 31st August 2013. Should be there from around midday. Come for a chat, or let me scribble in your books. More details will appear here shortly: Asylum Books […]
The Hangman’s Song
Look what just arrived from those lovely people at Penguin (or should that be Random Penguin?): The manuscript has been handed in, and publication is due early next year. Keep an eye out for more news soon.
The Countdown Begins…
These beauties dropped through my letterbox earlier this week. Proper, real copies of Natural Causes, exactly the same as will be appearing shortly in a bookstore near you. I have to say I had a bit of a squee moment when I saw them – very grown up and proper. Publication day is May 9th, […]
Do Some Damage
I guest-blogged at the wonderful Do Some Damage yesterday, filling in for Russel D McLean whilst he was away in Paris, jazzing it up. Make with the clicky to see what I was wittering on about.
New Covers
Those busy bees at Michael Joseph have been hard at work on new covers for the print editions of Natural Causes and The Book of Souls. Looking good, I think. Natural Causes will be available in the UK from May 9th, with The Book of Souls coming out in early July. US readers, alas, […]
Look! I’m on the telly!
Those lovely people at BBC Scotland came out to the farm and interviewed me about my books. Of course, it wasn’t enough to just film me at my desk, where I write. No, they had to come outside and get shots with the livestock too. Those lucky sheep got about three times as much feed […]
Real Scots read The Record
Those lovely people at The Daily Record interviewed me earlier in the week, and photographed me with my sheep and cows. The result is a very good article indeed in today’s paper. If you’re in Scotland, go out and buy a copy – they’ll be worth a fortune when I’m famous. If you don’t live […]
It’s all kicking off now
Last week was a busy one. Not for me, I just looked after the cows and sheep as normal, did a little writing in the evenings and enjoyed the company of my better half, up from Wales for a few days. No, it was a busy week for the lovely Juliet Mushens, my newly-acquired agent […]