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Welcome to the homepage of Lin Anderson, author, screenwriter, and crime-writing creator of forensic scientist Rhona MacLeod.
Use the links on this page to buy my books or learn more about me, about Rhona MacLeod, about my writing, and my screenwriting, and
about crime-writing festival Bloody Scotland.
I have a
schedule of events and
author appearances, and can be contacted on
facebook,
by email, or via twitter.
Ian Rankin
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The Bloody Scotland Festival has reached the shortlist for the regional awards in
the Best Cultural Event category of the Scottish Thistle Awards. As
co-founder of Bloody Scotland,
Lin Anderson will attend the awards ceremony, which will be held in Edinburgh
on Thursday 6th June, 2013.
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Pan MacMillan Press Release May 2013:-
SCOTTISH CRIME WRITER TO PAN MACMILLAN
Publishing Director
Wayne Brookes has bought the next two Rhona MacLeod novels, to be
written again by Scottish crime writer Lin Anderson. World rights
were acquired from Jenny Brown at Jenny Brown Associates.
The novels will be released in August 2014 and August 2015.
Lin Anderson has
published eight novels and one novella in the highly successful
forensic thriller series featuring Dr Rhona MacLeod, which have been
translated into several languages and are currently being developed
for television.
Lin Anderson commented,
“I feel very excited
and privileged to be joining Pan Macmillan, who publish some of the
best crime writers in the UK and beyond. I'm delighted that I now
share a home with those I've admired for a very long time. For a
writer, it doesn't come any better than that.”
Jenny Brown said,
“We have been bowled
over by the irresistible enthusiasm and energy of Wayne and his team
to publish Lin Anderson's writing, building on its existing success,
and their vision for introducing a whole new readership to her Rhona
MacLeod series.”
Wayne Brookes added,
“I’ve long been an
admirer of Lin Anderson’s crime novels and am extremely happy that
Lin has chosen to make her new home at Pan Macmillan. The Rhona
MacLeod series has massive potential, and these new books will give
great satisfaction to Lin’s current fans as well as enthral a whole
new legion of readers.’
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I had an
appearance at Murder in Moffat on at 2:00pm on Saturday 20th April,
2013, at the Old Well Theatre, where I was be in
conversation with Michael Malone.
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I had a great time meeting
with the writers at the lovely Creebridge House Hotel.
Top Tartan
Noir Writer Coming to Galloway
A rare opportunity - get top tips on thriller writing.
On Saturday April 6th, 2013, Lin Anderson will be leading
a two hour workshop at the Creebridge House Hotel in Newton Stewart from
2pm.
Lin is the author of the popular Rhona MacLoud series of crime thrillers
which includes Driftnet, Picture Her Dead and Torch. She is the co
founder of the Bloody Scotland book festival and is currently the chair
of the Society of Authors in Scotland.
The workshop is being held as part of the Dumfries & Galloway Rural
Literature Development Hub and the cost to any writer living within the
region is just £5. This price, which includes refreshments, also applies
to any writer living outwith the region but who is a member of a
Dumfries and Galloway writers' group. The cost for anyone outside the
region is £25.
The event has been organised by the Wigtown based BookTown Writers group
and spokeswoman Anni Telford said: "We are absolutely thrilled that Lin
has agreed to come to Newton Stewart. This is a marvellous opportunity
with one of Scotland's leading crime writers but places are limited."
For further information or to book your place please contact Anni by e
mailing
mail@booktownwriters or telephone 07501 046501. |
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I had a couple of appearances at the 2013
Edinburgh International Science Festival ...
At 18:00 on 27th March 2013 (venue - Teviot Row Dining Room) the
subject was Death, Drugs and Dynamite :
In a courtroom, the forensics expert carries
the heavy responsibility of interpreting and evaluating evidence for the
jury. The public’s sense of justice and the growing popularity of
television crime drama have increased the expectation placed on this
scientific discipline. Can science provide all the answers, and are they
the right ones? Professor Alan Jamieson, Director of the Forensic
Institute in Glasgow, in conversation with author and screenwriter Lin
Anderson (creator of forensic scientist Rhona MacLeod), takes an
entertaining look at the science of crime and some of the crimes of
science.
I also had a Our Wired World appearance with
futurist Robin Mannings at
8:30pm on 27th March 2013 at Teviot Row.
The smart phones we now carry
contain more computing power than NASA used to send Neil Armstrong to
the moon! The IT revolution has had an impact on everything from
communication to leisure time to political transformation and our world
is now saturated with technology.
Join futurist Robin Mannings and
author Lin Anderson as they explore how the internet, social media and
computing are not only shaping our daily lives but adapting our brains –
changing how we think, read and remember.
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My novel The Snake House, a story of love, betrayal and revenge, set in Northern Nigeria at the time of the Falklands War is now available
as an eBook.
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The first three Rhona MacLeod novels, Driftnet, Torch, and Deadly Code, are now available in a single
CSI Glasgow volume,
as an eBook.
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