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The Five By Five Interview with Lesley McDowell I bought Lesley McDowell's Clairmont for my mother at Christmas, who declared it excellent "but what a weird life", which was all the encouragement I needed to read it for myself. My verdict is the same... Love And Other Poisons came across my desk recently, around the same time as the invitation to chair a panel featuring Lesley at Bute Noir: serendipity, surely.

My Review: I don’t read a lot of crime/noir fiction, but I’ve reviewed a couple of Chris Hammer’s novels and really enjoyed them. The Brok...

Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about Lesley McDowell in conversation with Sara Sheridan today.

The gripping new thriller in the Sunday Times-bestselling phenomenon that is the Inspector McLean series, from one of Scotland's most celebrated crime writersA macabre ancient artefact. An innovative...