Hue & Cry by Shirley Mckay
1579, St Andrews. A thirteen-year old boy meets his death on the streets of the university city of St Andrews and suspicion falls upon one of the regents at the university, Nicholas Colp.'A gripping mystery that holds the reader to the very last page, and a marvellous portrait of St Andrews in the 16th century'
-- John Burnside'A thrilling debut for fans of Ellis Peters'
* The Bookseller *'[An] exciting mix of mystery and history'
* Edinburgh Evening News *'There's no doubting McKay's knowledge of the period.. Childbirth, lockaw and epilepsy are dealth with lovingly, while the odours and sights of a teeming Scottish street are evoked with nose-wrinkling relish'
* The Herald *'A complex tale of passion and duplicity unfolds against a well-portrayed background of Scotland, a country torn apart during the religious and political upheavals of the Reformation'
* Scots Magazine *Shirley McKay was born in Tynemouth but now lives with her family in Fife. At the age of fifteen she won the Young Observer playwriting competition, her play being performed at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs. She went on to study English and Linguistics at the University of St Andrews before attending Durham University for postgraduate study in Romantic and seventeenth century prose. She was shortlisted for the CWA Debut Dagger. Shirley works as a freelance proofreader.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781846971310 |
| ISBN 10 | 1846971314 |
| Title | Hue & Cry |
| Author | Shirley Mckay |
| Series | The Hew Cullan Mysteries |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Birlinn General |
| Year published | 2009-05-15 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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