David Robinson Reviews: The Loch of the Bees
‘The past’s current flows through the characters in his fiction so strongly that it almost becomes t …
The Nightkeeper’s Apprentice by Jude Reid
‘She’d never seen anything like it. The whole sky was lit up in ribbons of colour – blue, green, yel …
David Robinson Interviews: Gavin Francis
‘He’s not my GP so I can’t say this for sure, but based on this book – wise, informed, well-written, …
The Cromarty Library Circle by Shona MacLean
‘No one in the room could have been unaware of what it was that Dr Fraser alluded to. The horrors pe …
In Search of Gems by Kenneth Steven
‘It still amazes me that these magnificent shells grow in a river. Never mind whether they have pear …
Winterbourne by Elisabeth Wolf
‘The Coopers stared at each other for a second, two seconds. ‘It’s a sign—’ said Cooper.’
Allan Gaw studied medicine at Glasgow University and trained as a pathologist. Having worked in the NHS and universities in the UK and the US, he took early retirement and now devotes his time to writing. His published non-fiction works include medical …
Birlinn Ltd is an independent publishing house based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The company is built on traditions of the written and spoken word and is constantly looking to the future. Established by Hugh Andrew (2022 recipient of the Royal Scottish Geo …
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