Ringed by castles - Cawdor, Findlay, Kilravock and Rait, not to mention Brodie - and sites like Clava Cairns, Fort George and Auldearn battlefield and doocot, there is a wealth of rich history to inspire young minds.īut it was another famous historical story that provided the inspiration for my first book.Īfter studying physics at the University of St Andrews, I trained as a journalist at Glasgow Caledonian University and the University of Strathclyde. Nairnshire and the surrounding areas are spoiled for choice when it comes to historical stories. Trips to Culloden and Fort George only added to my passion. We studied the Jacobite risings at primary and secondary school in Nairn, fuelling my interest in the past and the fascinating human stories that delving into history can reveal.
So perhaps it is no surprise that my debut novel, Hare, is an historical thriller. HAVING been born on one side of Culloden battlefield and grown up on the other, I guess it was inevitable that I would become interested in history. Here he reveals how growing up in the north helped lead him on a path towards writing about one of the most notorious murderers in Scottish history. has switched from modern fact to historical fiction with his debut novel Peter Ranscombe trainee Inverness Courier Former
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