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Feb 51 min read
Murder in the Library 2025
I'm delighted to be appearing at Blood by the Beach at Takapuna Library on Wednesday, 30th April, 2025 as part of this year's Ngaio Marsh...
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May 29, 20231 min read
Breaking News! Chasing the Dragon
The much-anticipated follow-up to the multi-award nominated Waking the Tiger will be published by Hobeck Books on 12th September 2023....
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Nov 9, 20221 min read
New Review! AustCrimeFiction.org
Thank you to Karen Chisholm at AustCrime for her review of Waking the Tiger! https://www.austcrimefiction.org/review/waking-tiger-mark-wi...
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Jul 31, 20221 min read
Podcast! Red Hot Chilli Writers Podcast Episode 79
With Vaseem Khan and Abir Mukherjee. In this episode we talk to historical crime writer Mark Wightman, who gives us a potted history of...
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Jun 21, 20221 min read
Awards News! Waking the Tiger Longlisted for the Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Novel 2022
I'm delighted to share that Waking the Tiger has been longlisted for the Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Novel. So many fantastic writers on...
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May 24, 20221 min read
New Review! Nelson Public Libraries
Kia ora to Alyson Baker and Nelson Public Libraries for their review of Waking the Tiger! https://www.nelsonpubliclibraries.co.nz/read/re...
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May 5, 20221 min read
Awards News! Waking the Tiger Longlisted for the 2022 CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger
I'm delighted to be able to share the news that Waking the Tiger has been nominated for the highly prestigious CWA John Creasey (New...
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Mar 28, 20221 min read
In the News! Linlithgow writer (me!) selected for new national initiative after debut novel
I'm delighted to have been selected to take part in the Scottish Book Trust's Debut Lab, supported by Creative Scotland. Get the full...
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Aug 1, 20211 min read
New Review! The Historical Novel Society
Thank you to Mary Fisk and the Historical Novel Society for their review of Waking the Tiger! 'I was myself drawn in to our flawed, yet...
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Jun 30, 20211 min read
New Review! Bookmarks and Stages
Thanks to Lou at Bookmarks and Stages for her review of Waking the Tiger. https://bookmarksandstages.home.blog/2021/06/28/bookreview-by-l...
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Jun 27, 20211 min read
Awards News! Waking the Tiger Shortlisted for the Scottish Crime Debut of the Year 2021
Hot on the heels of the announcement that Waking the Tiger is longlisted for the McIlvanney Prize for the Scottish Crime Book of the...
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Jun 14, 20211 min read
Awards News! Waking the Tiger Longlisted for the 2021 McIlvanney Prize
I'm delighted to be able to share the news that my debut novel Waking the Tiger had been longlisted for the 2021 McIlvanney Prize for...
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