It can be difficult for a writer to make their mark in the crowded, thriving, marketplace that is Scottish crime fiction. Tartan Noir, as it has become know, is a national literary phenomenon with Bloody Scotland, the international crime festival, now one of the country’s biggest and most eagerly anticipated annual book events. As a result there are many writers, both new and established, turning their hand to crime (you can insert your own gag), but someone who made an immed