I write because I just won't do anything else. Over thirty years as a social worker in mental health care was my apprenticeship in understanding people and the dynamics that occur between them. it informs my writing. I live in Morar in the north west highlands of Scotland. The Father and The Family are set in Glasgow, which has a rich tradition in crime writing, with the kind of conflicts and characters which are a rich vein for a writer. The Father was my first major literary work, The Family is the follow up and book two in the Sean Rooney psycho sleuth series. The third book, The Son, will be out early 2020. I put my head, heart and soul into my books. I write novels to move people, to stimulate consciousness, and to entertain.