Allan Gaw studied medicine at Glasgow University and trained as a pathologist. Having worked in the NHS and universities in the UK and the US, he took early retirement and now devotes his time to writing. His published non-fiction works include medical textbooks and magazine articles on topics as diverse as the thalidomide story, the medical challenges of space travel and the medico-legal consequences of the Hillsborough disaster.

'This is the fourth case in a series that has quickly become essential reading. Allan Gaw is not only a former pathologist but a poet too: his plots explore questions of conscience as well as explicating crimes'

Allan Gaw studied medicine at Glasgow University and trained as a pathologist. Having worked in the NHS and universities in the UK and the US, he took early retirement and now devotes his time to writing. His published non-fiction works include medical textbooks and magazine articles on topics as diverse as the thalidomide story, the medical challenges of space travel and the medico-legal consequences of the Hillsborough disaster.

'This is the fourth case in a series that has quickly become essential reading. Allan Gaw is not only a former pathologist but a poet too: his plots explore questions of conscience as well as explicating crimes'

Allan Gaw studied medicine at Glasgow University and trained as a pathologist. Having worked in the NHS and universities in the UK and the US, he took early retirement and now devotes his time to writing. His published non-fiction works include medical textbooks and magazine articles on topics as diverse as the thalidomide story, the medical challenges of space travel and the medico-legal consequences of the Hillsborough disaster.

'This is the fourth case in a series that has quickly become essential reading. Allan Gaw is not only a former pathologist but a poet too: his plots explore questions of conscience as well as explicating crimes'