![]() ![]() 'An elaborate, closely plotted tale that combines extensive research with high drama' – The Heraldġ579, St. 'A gripping and welcome addition to the growing genre of historical crime fiction' – Waterstone's Books Quarterly Add in engaging and believable characters and it is easy to see why this book marked the start of a successful series' – Undiscovered Scotland Meanwhile, the St Andrews conjured up by Shirley McKay is entirely convincing, to the point where you think you can almost smell it. ' Hue and Cry is beautifully plotted and keeps the reader turning the page. Due to listing limitations, I have moved Ian Rankin and Denise Mina, two fine writers of the Scots Noir movement, over to our International Mystery page. In recognition of the history and significance of the Scots to our area, I fly the Saltire and carry these books and cds. Over many years I have researched the history of Cumberland Valley, and I have often talked about the Scots, the Scots-Irish, and the settlement of this part of the New World by these willing and not-so-willing exiles. The subjects are themselves enough to inspire writing, but there is great satisfaction in the fact that the Scots have lived up to the subjects on their own writ. ![]() Scotland and the Scots are appealing in so many ways - the beauty of the land- and seascapes, the food and drink, the extraordinarily resourceful and creative people, the dramatic history from antiquity to the present, the great literature and history and philosophy and religion. I'm still immersed in it even though I am not there." - Irvine Welsh (1958 - ), Scots novelist, short story writer, playwright, author of Trainspotting among many other works).Īll my life I have been interested in the history of Scotland and the profound consequences of the Scottish diaspora throughout the world. United Way Book Drive via Deloitte Consulting.Graphic Lit: Vintage, Independent, Marvel, and DC. ![]() Everyman's Library Pocket Classics Series.Books in Original Languages or Translated from English. ![]()
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