Join me this Wednesday evening in Port Glasgow Library for You the Jury. I outline a series of real-life cases (disguised) and you decide whether the accused was found Guilty or Not Guilty. Inverclyde Libraries Details here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/you-the-jury…

Job losses are never good, but otherwise losing hundreds of betting shops isn't actually a bad thing, imho. And I suspect that it made rather more than the £500k profit claimed if you had a look at the structure of the firm. bbc.com/news/articles/…

Such a great series - if you haven't read em, there's no excuse now!

The difference two hours makes in Edinburgh...

And another hour on:

Glasgow and adjacent peeps, this should be a fine evening... waterstones.com/events/celebra…

A fine evening in the company of Nicola Sturgeon (thx The Portobello Bookshop ). Some fun anecdotes, a little introspection and a, well, fairly frank look at a few interesting periods in her life. I do hope to see that political thriller novel hit the shelves in the future 😁

Who better to interview in spooky season than AK Benedict? Click through for the blog link to read the full piece... #books #CrimeFiction

Read a few books from the TBR mountain recently, and rewarded myself with... some more books, of course 😁

Today on the blog I am sharing my review of the brand new Karen Pirie novel from Val McDermid, Silent Bones. jenmedsbookreviews.com/2025/10/24/sil… Val McDermid Sphere Books Laura Sherlock #booktwitter #books #bookreview #silentbones

Put 1p on the basic rate and you can kiss goodbye to millions of votes. People at the bottom are struggling to cope as it is. FFS, BE A LABOUR GOVT AND HELP IMPROVE PEOPLE'S LIVES INSTEAD OF CHASING THE RIGHT. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Finished this by chris hammer last night - slow burn but gripping, elegiac but urgent, and the best way to travel to Australia while I can't afford to get on a plane. Highly recommended! #books #CrimeFiction #Australia #SouthernCrossCrime

In advance of my short story appearing in Die Zeit's English-language Spotlight magazine, catch me talking about all things writing with Die Zeit's English-language Spotlight team. This was so much fun! All in English!

Silent Bones (Karen Pirie #8) by Val McDermid Val McDermid Laura Sherlock Sphere Books liveanddeadly.net/2025/10/27/sil…

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Coming to Crime Time FM tomorrow

Lovely statement - a big loss for family, friends and all those of us who loved her on screen

Well, that's a whole lot of pizza, crisps and chocolate not being bought by newspaper overnight teams... bbc.com/news/articles/…

This is great news - a gorgeous new cover, and introduction from the mighty Mr Brookmyre to complement the terrific insides. I may have to go back to reread my original pb while I wait for this beauty to arrive 😁 #books #CrimeFiction #Tombstoning

If you're in or near Glasgow, do check out the Aye Write programme, there's loads of great events across all genres (tho if course I'm drawn to the crime fiction ones for my highlights 😁🖤)