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David Ashton was born in Greenock in 1941. He studied at Central Drama School, London, from 1964 to 1967, and most recently appeared in The Last King of Scotland. David started writing in 1984 and he has seen many of his plays and TV adaptations broadcast - he wrote early episodes of EastEnders and Casualty, and eleven McLevy series for BBC Radio 4. david-ashton.co.uk
PRAISE FOR THE INSPECTOR McLEVY SERIESMclevy is a sort of Victorian Morse with a heart, prowling the mean wynds and tenements of the endlessly fascinating city. David Ashton impeccably evokes Edinburgh so vividly that you feel the cold in your bones and the menace of the Old Town's steep cobbles and dark corners Financial Times An intriguing Victorian story... elegant and convincing The Times McLevy is one of the greatest psychological creations and Ashton the direct heir to Robert Louis Stevenson Brian Cox, star of the BBC Radio 4 McLevy series David Ashton's writing is excellent, his characters thoroughly convincing and his narrative grabs you The Sherlock Holmes Society Ashton's McLevy is a man obsessed with meting out justice and with demons of his own Scotsman A real page-turner The Sunday Post Dripping with melodrama and derring-do Herald You can easily imagine the bustling life of a major port, and the stories are alive with a most amazing array of characters BBC Radio 4
