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Allan Gaw

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Novelist & Poet. Dr Jack Cuthbert Mystery series; Love & Other Diseases, The Sounds Men Make.

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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

05.03.2026 17:20 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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.

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.

02.03.2026 22:00 👍 3 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0
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Allan Gaw And The Quiet Reinvention Of Scottish Detective Fiction - Paper Thistle Books - Scottish Fiction Booksellers Gaw’s fiction refuses spectacle. It treats crime as interruption rather than entertainment, violence as residue rather than thrill. By slowing everything down, his novels force the reader to confront ...

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...

22.02.2026 15:53 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
Author, Allan Gaw, at Haymarket Station, Edinburgh, standing beside a poster advertising the first four books in the Dr Jack Cuthbert series.

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.

19.02.2026 12:45 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

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... 😁

08.02.2026 19:46 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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.

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.

#BookSky 📚💙

03.02.2026 17:02 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

Delighted to hear you enjoyed it.

04.02.2026 00:12 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Thank you for including me in this list. Much appreciated.

17.01.2026 17:15 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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No. 4 in the Dr Jack Cuthbert series — The Shadows and the Dust out now in all formats and available everywhere you get books.

15.01.2026 11:40 👍 5 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0
Shows cover of US edition of The Silent House of Sleep accompanied by the review quote from Ian Rankin.

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.

penzlerpublishers.com/product/the-...

13.01.2026 13:23 👍 8 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0
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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...

08.01.2026 20:28 👍 11 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0
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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

04.01.2026 22:48 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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Great review of ‘The Shadows and the Dust’ in The Times. Thank you Mark Sanderson and @birlinn.bsky.social

04.01.2026 20:41 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
The author Allan Gaw standing in front of the old High Court in Glasgow.

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.
@birlinn.bsky.social

www.pressreader.com/uk/the-scots...

03.01.2026 08:32 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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.

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.

02.01.2026 16:19 👍 5 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 1
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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

23.12.2025 20:27 👍 1 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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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.

@birlinn.bsky.social

15.12.2025 14:34 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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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...

14.12.2025 23:22 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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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...

12.12.2025 10:47 👍 0 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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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...

@birlinn.bsky.social

10.12.2025 23:57 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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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.

@birlinn.bsky.social @scotsinlondon.bsky.social

29.11.2025 23:10 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Great review of my poetry collection — ‘The Sounds Men Make’ from Ruth Aylett in the Morning Star.

26.11.2025 23:19 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Cover of The Silent House Of Sleep by Allan Gaw, green tinted with a silhouette graveyard scene overlaid with white lettering, plus the accompanying press release from publisher Polygon/Birlinn

Cover of The Silent House Of Sleep by Allan Gaw, green tinted with a silhouette graveyard scene overlaid with white lettering, plus the accompanying press release from publisher Polygon/Birlinn

Smashing #BookPost from @birlinn.bsky.social @allangaw.bsky.social - out in January so you've time to catch up with this excellent series!
For a review of bk1, @bloodyscotland.bsky.social debut prize winner The Silent House Of Sleep, click here: crimebookgirl.com/2025/02/21/r...

#BookSky 📚💙

22.11.2025 12:23 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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Just over 3 weeks to go. If you’re in London, do come along on 29 November at 3.30pm and say hello. Denise Mina will be interviewing me and Ambrose Parry about our historical crime novels. Tickets available now.

03.11.2025 10:42 👍 3 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
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If you’re in Bearsden, Kirkintilloch or Milngavie next week, do pop along to the library at 6pm and say hello. I’ll be talking about the Dr Jack Cuthbert series and will give you a sneak preview of the latest — The Shadows and the Dust — out in January.

@birlinn.bsky.social

15.11.2025 09:32 👍 0 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

Very much looking forward to it.

07.11.2025 09:41 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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A rare London outing for myself, even rarer for @ambroseparry.bsky.social, but with @damedenisemina.bsky.social and @allangaw.bsky.social in the mix, the @standrewsbookfest.bsky.social should be a stoater.
www.ticketsource.co.uk/standrewsboo...

07.11.2025 09:38 👍 17 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 2
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Just over 3 weeks to go. If you’re in London, do come along on 29 November at 3.30pm and say hello. Denise Mina will be interviewing me and Ambrose Parry about our historical crime novels. Tickets available now.

03.11.2025 10:42 👍 3 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
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ONE MONTH TO GO

Got your tickets yet?

I‘m appearing at this year’s St Andrew’s Book Festival. Don’t forget to book your tickets and join me for this celebration of Scotland in the heart of London.

📅 26th-30th Nov 2025
🎟️ Tickets on sale now

@standrewsbookfest.bsky.social
@birlinn.bsky.social

28.10.2025 16:12 👍 1 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
Spotify – Web Player

Join me on AJ Hawley's World of Crime as I chat to @allangaw.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/7Dl3...

07.10.2025 13:52 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0