Not one but two of Britain's best crime writers. Karen Campbell is a Scottish writer and ex police officer, winning the Best New Scottish Writer Award in 2009, and last year Shadowplay was short-listed for the CWA Gold Dagger. www.karencampbell.co.uk
Alex Gray has been a folk singer, a DSS inspector and a teacher, but she has found her metier as a master craftswomen of Scottish based crime novels. www.alex-gray.com