Bloody Scotland: Heather Critchlow on Unsolved

Each week Scottish Field will be talking to one of the Bloody Scotland Debut Prize shortlist authors about their novels and feature an extract from the book.  This week we hear from Heather Critchlow, 42, from Aberdeenshire, about her novel Unsolved (Canelo) , a cold case mystery about two women who disappeared 35 years ago which…

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Highland photographer shares stunning images of the Cairngorms

A Highland photographer has shared his stunning images of the Cairngorms – captured during the harsh winter months. Outdoor enthusiast Ed Smith has published a book with a collection of 70 pictures taken during the six years he has lived in Kingussie. The book combines striking imagery captured over many long mountain days and nights,…

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Wigtown Book Festival unveils full line-up and top picks

Wigtown Book Festival has unveiled its full line-up – with guest programmer Lee Randall offering twenty five top tips for this year’s 25th annual event.  Tickets go on sale on 1 August for the festival, which takes place in Scotland’s National Book Town from 22 September to 1 October.  It will be a 10-day feast…

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Bloody Scotland: Kate Foster on The Maiden

Each week Scottish Field will be talking to one of the Bloody Scotland Debut Prize shortlist authors about their novels and feature an extract from the book.  This week we hear from Kate Foster from Edinburgh, about her novel The Maiden (Mantle). Set in the 17th century, it is a reimagining of true historical events…

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An excerpt from The Maiden by Kate Foster

An excerpt from The Maiden (Mantle) by Kate Foster one of the shortlist authors for the Bloody Scotland Debut Prize. Click HERE to read our interview with Kate. Chapter One CHRISTIAN The Tolbooth Jail, Edinburgh October 1679 You are sentenced to beheading. God have mercy on your soul. Prepare yourself in prayer. The sheriff ’s words clang,…

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Outlander author reveals series was almost never published

Outlander author Diana Gabaldon has revealed how the fantasy fiction series was almost never published. The series is made up of nine instalments and tells the tale of a post-Second World War nurse who accidentally time travels to Jacobite Scotland. Outlander has now become one of the bestselling book series of all time and spawned…

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An excerpt from The Unforgiven Dead by Fulton Ross

An excerpt from The Unforgiven Dead (Inkshares) by Fulton Ross one of the shortlist authors for the Bloody Scotland Debut Prize. Click HERE to read our interview with Fulton. Clouds had amassed out to the west in the time he’d been away, chased landward by a strengthening wind. The tranquil sea of earlier was now a…

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Bloody Scotland: Fulton Ross on The Unforgiven Dead

Each week Scottish Field will be talking to one of the Bloody Scotland Debut Prize shortlist authors about their novels and feature an extract from the book.  This week we hear from Fulton Ross, 43, from Caol, Scottish Highlands about his novel The Unforgiven Dead (Inkshares) about a Highland Constable who is reluctant to embrace…

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