Heather Critchlow

Heather Critchlow grew up in rural Aberdeenshire and trained as a business journalist after studying history and social science at university. Her debut novel Unsolved is the first in a series about true crime podcaster Cal Lovett, and was shortlisted for the the Bloody Scotland debut prize in 2023. It was followed by Unburied, Unsound and Unknown, with Unseen out in summer 2026. Heather is also the author of speculative thriller The Tomorrow Project and has been longlisted for the McIlvanney Scottish Crime Book of the Year. Her short stories have appeared in crime fiction anthologies Afraid of the Light, Afraid of the Christmas Lights and Afraid of the Shadows.