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Heart of Darkness: A Review Of Liam McIlvanney’s The Quaker…
The city of Glasgow has a complex relationship with real crime, one which probably explains the popularity of crime fiction not only in...
Oct 31, 20183 min read
Begin Again: A Review Of Douglas Skelton’s The Janus Run…
As regulars to SWH! will know, crime-writer Douglas Skelton is one of our favourite novelists. He has been a guest on our podcast, and...
Oct 23, 20183 min read
Old Morality: A Review Of Charles E. McGarry’s The Shadow Of The Black Earl…
One of the most welcome literary surprises of last year was Charles E. McGarry’s novel The Ghost Of Helen Addison. It introduced the...
Sep 26, 20184 min read
Holiday From Hell: A Review Of Jonathan Whitelaw’s Hellcorp…
If it’s true that the Devil has all the best tunes, He (and it’s almost always a He) tends to get all the best films, plays and books as...
Sep 19, 20183 min read
American Horror Story: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Andy Davidson…
For the latest podcast Ali met up with the American novelist Andy Davidson before his event at The Edinburgh International Book Festival....
Aug 17, 20182 min read
Black Magic: A Review Of Robin Robertson’s The Long Take…
There are regularly heated discussions about the worth of prizes in art and culture. Recently announced, the Scottish Album of the Year...
Aug 8, 20184 min read
Pyroclastic Fantastic: A Review Of Doug Johnstone’s Fault Lines…
Let’s lay our cards on the table before we begin – Doug Johnstone is not only one of SWH!’s favourite writers, but among our favourite...
May 17, 20183 min read
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