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"Introducing sixteenth-century Scottish lawyer and amateur sleuth Hew Cullan in ""a gripping mystery that holds the reader to the very last page"" (John Burnside, prize-winning poet and novelist). 1579, St Andrews. A thirteen-year-old boy meets his death on the streets of the university city of St Andrews, and suspicion falls upon one of the regents at the university, Nicholas Colp. Hew Cullan, a young lawyer recently returned home from Paris, uncovers a complex tale of passion and duplicity, of sexual desire in conflict with the repressive atmosphere of the Protestant Kirk and the austerity of the academic cloister."

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Shirley McKay was born in Tynemouth but now lives with her family in Fife. At the age of fifteen she won the Young Observer playwriting competition; her play being performed at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs. She went on to study English and linguistics at the University of St Andrews before attending Durham University for postgraduate study in Romantic and seventeenth century prose. She was shortlisted for the CWA Debut Dagger. Shirley works as a freelance proofreader. Dave Gillies is a musician, producer, and voice-over artist who is best known for his work as an audiobook narrator. When not talking for a living, Dave composes music for films, radio, and theater from the comfort of his home studio in Glasgow, Scotland. His production company, Team Candiru, makes environmentally-focused natural history films for free distribution to schools and conservation groups around the world. Recently he produced his first short drama, Bells, for Bewildered Heid Films.

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