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.

'Allan Gaw has created one of the most interesting and persuasive crime fiction heroes of recent times...  a splendidly developed novel and the skill with which Gaw develops the narrative is delightful'

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.

'Allan Gaw has created one of the most interesting and persuasive crime fiction heroes of recent times...  a splendidly developed novel and the skill with which Gaw develops the narrative is delightful'

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.

'Allan Gaw has created one of the most interesting and persuasive crime fiction heroes of recent times...  a splendidly developed novel and the skill with which Gaw develops the narrative is delightful'