Catriona McPherson was born in the village of Queensferry in south-east Scotland and left Edinburgh University with a PhD in Linguistics. Her historical fiction has been short-listed for the CWA Ellis Peters award and long-listed for Theakston's Crime Novel of the Year, as well as winning two Agathas, two Macavitys, and four Leftys in the USA. Catriona lives most of the year in northern California, spends summers in Scotland, and writes full time in both.

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A delight! A plot at once playful and disturbing, and a wonderfully satisfying surprise ending. McPherson is a terrific story-teller--Ann Cleeves

An intricately plotted mystery with wonderfully original (nasty, but not gory) murders. The rich period detail and use of local dialect immediately whisk you away to post-war Edinburgh. Hugely enjoyable!--Fiona Leitch

Praise for Catriona McPherson

Everything I adore--Red

An absolute must for anyone who likes cosy historical mysteries--Crime Review

Plenty of twists to keep you guessing--The Bookbag

A deliriously fun tale, flawlessly written--Saga

The 1930s setting is skilfully evoked and there are shades of Agatha Christie in the plotting--Choice

Made all the more enjoyable through Dandy, McPherson's witty and hysterical narrator... If you're one for twists, turns, and glimpses of social history, this is for you--Scottish Field

A hauntingly atmospheric weaving of social history and layered mystery, with a gutsy heroine determined to deliver justice. McPherson's writing is compelling, moving and memorable--Sarah Yarwood-Lovett