THE BEST OF SCOTTISH BOOKS

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.’