A reminder that I’ll be talking about ‘The Shadows and the Dust‘ next Wednesday evening at Waterstones Perth. If you are free, do come along and say hello and join the chat. Would be great to see you there.
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It’s wonderful when the bookshop staff (and they know a thing or two) recommend your book. Thank you @foylesforbooks.bsky.social for making the first Dr Jack Cuthbert novel — The Silent House of Sleep — a staff pick in your Waterloo store.
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Photo of author Allan Gaw with a copy of his novel, The Silent House of Sleep.
And the early copies have winged their way across the Atlantic. The Silent House of Sleep will be published in the US by Mysterious Press @mysteriousbookshop.com on May 5. Available to preorder now.
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Shows a book table at Waterstones Argyle St Glasgow with various novels including The Silent House of Sleep by Allan Gaw and surmounted by a sign reading Great Scottish Stories.
It’s official (at least according to Waterstones Argyle St, Glasgow), The Silent House of Sleep is a ‘Great Scottish Story’. Thanks for that. And if you‘re looking for a signed copy of the first Dr Jack Cuthbert mystery, they have them.
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If you are in or near Perth on 22 April, do come along to Waterstones and say hello. I’ll be chatting about my latest book, The Shadows and the Dust. It would be great to meet you.
Front cover of the first Dr Jack Cuthbert mystery — The Silent House of Sleep — and a review from crime writer Sir Ian Rankin.
A wonderful review from crime writer Ian Rankin for the first book in the Dr Jack Cuthbert series. Out in the US May 5th and available for preorder now. @penzlerpublishers.bsky.social
Front cover of the first Dr Jack Cuthbert mystery — The Silent House of Sleep — with a review from Kirkus.
Great review from Kirkus for the first book in the Dr Jack Cuthbert series. Out in the US May 5th and available for preorder now. @penzlerpublishers.bsky.social
A starred review from Booklist @ala-booklist.bsky.social for the first book in the Dr Jack Cuthbert series. Out in the US May 5th and available for preorder now. @penzlerpublishers.bsky.social
First US review of ‘The Silent House of Sleep’ out today from @firstcluereviews.bsky.social and it’s their Book of the Week! Publication date: May 5 and available now for preorder. @mysteriousbookshop.com
Shows the purple cover of the 5th novel in the Dr Jack Cuthbert mystery series — The Last Gifts to the Dead — which will be published on 3 September 2026. Also shown are some reviews of the series.
First glimpse of the new Dr Jack Cuthbert novel. Available for preorder from all the usual places.
Great piece from Paper Thistle Books on the Dr Jack Cuthbert series — ‘Allan Gaw and the Quiet Reinvention of Scottish Detective Fiction’.
www.paperthistle.co.uk/author-spotl...
Author, Allan Gaw, at Haymarket Station, Edinburgh, standing beside a poster advertising the first four books in the Dr Jack Cuthbert series.
Another tick on the author’s bucket list. It’s been quite a year.
For the Sunday night crowd! Including some 5 star reads from @allangaw.bsky.social @alanparks.bsky.social and #NeilRollinson, and a bit of ice hockey romance... 😁
Cover of To The Shades Descend by Allan Gaw; red and white lettering over a red-tinted silhouette image of two figures on a rainy city street.
Recent reads #2 - To The Shades Descend by @allangaw.bsky.social the third in this series from the @bloodyscotland.bsky.social debut winner and it's another gem. Cuthbert in Glasgow deals with a bombing of a political rally &much more. AG is a wonderful user of nuance in people & plot.
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Delighted to hear you enjoyed it.
Thank you for including me in this list. Much appreciated.
No. 4 in the Dr Jack Cuthbert series — The Shadows and the Dust out now in all formats and available everywhere you get books.
Shows cover of US edition of The Silent House of Sleep accompanied by the review quote from Ian Rankin.
The Silent House of Sleep — the first in the award-winning Dr Jack Cuthbert Mystery series — will be published in the US on May 5th. New cover and new endorsement from Sir Ian Rankin no less.
Do share with any American friends who might enjoy meeting Jack.
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A thoughtful and generous review of ‘The Shadows and the Dust‘ on its official publication day. Paperback, ebook & audiobook available everywhere now:
Amazon: www.amazon.co.uk/Shadows-Dust...
Waterstones: www.waterstones.com/book/the-sha...
Love Reading: www.lovereading.co.uk/book/9781846...
Great feature article and review in today’s Sunday Post Of the Dr Jack Cuthbert series and the latest novel, ‘The Silent House of Sleep’. Thanks Sally McDonald and @birlinn.bsky.social
Great review of ‘The Shadows and the Dust’ in The Times. Thank you Mark Sanderson and @birlinn.bsky.social
The author Allan Gaw standing in front of the old High Court in Glasgow.
In today’s The Scotsman newspaper trying to look moody and interesting. And talking with David Robinson about the Dr Jack Cuthbert books.
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Picture shows the cover of the new novel, ‘The Shadows and the Dust’, by Allan Gaw. This is the fourth book in the Dr Jack Cuthbert series.
The Shadow and the Dust — No. 4 in the Dr Jack Cuthbert series from @birlinn.bsky.social out now & spotted in Waterstones window today. Signed copies now available in store.
And it’s in their ’Buy one get one half price’ offer. Hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.
Another great end of year list to be in — Yeadons of Banchory’s 5* reads from 2025. Great to see the 1st Dr Jack Cuthbert novel ‘The Silent House of Sleep’ in there beside some wonderful books. @birlinn.bsky.social
When the people working in the bookshop think enough of your book to add one of those little shelf reviews…that’s special.
Thank you @waterstones.bsky.social.
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And the early reviews are coming in.
4th book in Dr Jack Cuthbert series out on Jan 8.Paperbk, ebook & audio available for pre-order:
Birlinn: birlinn.co.uk/product/the-...
Amazon: www.amazon.co.uk/Shadows-Dust...
Waterstones: www.waterstones.com/book/the-sha...
Kobo: www.kobo.com/gb/en/audiob...
Coming in early January—the latest book in the Dr Jack Cuthbert series. Paperback, ebook & audiobook available for pre-order now:
Birlinn: birlinn.co.uk/product/the-...
Amazon: www.amazon.co.uk/Shadows-Dust...
Waterstones: www.waterstones.com/book/the-sha...
Kobo: www.kobo.com/gb/en/audiob...
Coming early January — the next in the Dr Jack Cuthbert series. PB, ebook & audiobk available to preorder.
Birlinn: birlinn.co.uk/product/the-...
Amazon: www.amazon.co.uk/Shadows-Dust...
Waterstones: www.waterstones.com/book/the-sha...
Kobo: www.kobo.com/gb/en/audiob...
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Had a great time at the London St Andrew’s Book Festival. Thank you to our host, Denise Mina, fellow panellists, @brookmyre.bsky.social and @ambroseparry.bsky.social, and the festival organisers for making it all such a pleasure.
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Great review of my poetry collection — ‘The Sounds Men Make’ from Ruth Aylett in the Morning Star.