Books

All my books are listed separately in the drop-down menu rom this page.

Books for young people

  • Highland Clearances novel Fir for Luck, based on real events in Sutherland
  • Victorian boy-on-the-run adventure Punch, based on real events in 1889 and set against a lively backdrop of travelling entertainers
  • Eco-thriller Wilderness Wars, a contemporary eco-thriller for children asking: ‘What if Nature fights back?’
  • Smuggling novella Black Water, based on real events and featuring the poet Robert Burns
  • Wars of Independence/Middle Ages novel The Siege of Caerlaverock, based on real events and Winner of the Young Quills Award 2021
  • Viking adventure The Chessmen Thief, an origin tale for the famous Lewis Chessmen and Winner of the Young Quills Award 2022.
  • Jacobite adventure The Reluctant Rebel, set in the Highlands in the aftermath of the Battle of Culloden.
  • Victorian adventure Rivet Boy, set during the building of the iconic Forth Bridge. Winner of Books for Topics Best Curriculum Support Award
  • Mary Queen of Scots adventure The Boy, the Witch & the Queen of Scots, runner-up for the Young Quills Award 2025
  • Cairngorms-set eco-adventure I Don’t Do Mountains
  • Wars of Independence/Middle Ages adventure To War with Wallace
  • Tudor adventure Enter Eddie Shakespeare

Books for adults

  • Scottish by Inclination – part memoir, part celebration of European immigration to Scotland
  • Our Forth Bridge – Made from Girders – an A-Z of people’s stories, connected by the iconic Forth Bridge. From the artist who designed the Forth Bridge memorials to the Zoologist who monitors the wildlife beneath it.
  • Goodbye Day Job – Meet the people who dared to choose drastic changes to their work lif – and find out how it worked out for them five years later.

Teaching resources available for all books, free to download in the Resources section of this website

Children's Fiction. Drama. Short Stories.