NEVER MISS AN ISSUE!

Sign up to receive our monthly newsletter.

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
  • This field is hidden when viewing the form

ABOUT THIS BOOK

PUBLISHER: Black & White Publishing

ISBN: 9781785307508

RRP: £9.99

PAGES: 400

PUBLICATION DATE:
August 6, 2026

BUY THIS BOOK

As an Amazon Associate and Bookshop.org affiliate we earn from qualifying purchases.

Murray Hall

By Milo Allan

New York, 1901. Murray Hall is dead.

A powerful politician, gambler and celebrated man about town, Hall seemed to have lived an extraordinary life. But when news of his death breaks, the papers reveal a secret he kept buried for decades, one that shocks the city and captures the world’s attention.

As an ambitious young journalist races to uncover the truth, Hall’s life emerges as a masterclass in reinvention, ambition and survival. From Scotland to New York’s political elite, this is the story of a man who rose high by staying silent, concealing a queer past that history was determined to erase.

Inspired by a true story of one Scot’s rise to prominence, Murray Hall finally brings all the puzzle pieces together to discover the secret of this extraordinary, ordinary man, which shocked New York, America and the world.

Share this

Milo Allan (Author)

Milo Allan is a pseudonym for a collaboration between Milo Clenshaw and Vicky Allan.

Milo Clenshaw is a writer, producer and curator based in the Scottish Borders. Born in London and grew up in Edinburgh before moving south to complete an undergraduate degree in Film and English at the University of Bristol, and then to Glasgow in 2020 for a Masters in Film Curation. Now working in the Borders town of Hawick for the charity Alchemy Film & Arts, the home of the UK’s festival of experimental film, and as a freelance film curator.

Vicky Allan is the environment correspondent for the Herald newspaper and has written many books about wild swimming, including the popular Taking the Plunge and The Art of Wild Swimming guides, working with the photographer Anna Deacon. She enjoys collaborative projects, and this is her first adventure in collaborative fiction. Her other books include a collection of personal stories about the menopause, created with Kaye Adams, and a creepy novel, Stray, about a cat. Vicky is married, has two sons and a cat, and lives in Edinburgh.