Claire Askew is a poet, novelist and the current Writer in Residence at the University of Edinburgh. Claire holds a PhD in Creative Writing from the University of Edinburgh and has won a variety of accolades for her work, including the Jessie Kesson Fellowship and a Scottish Book Trust New Writers Award. Her debut novel All the Hidden Truths won the Scottish Crime Debut of the Year in 2019, and was shortlisted for two CWA Awards. Her debut poetry collection, This changes things, was published by Bloodaxe in 2016 and shortlisted for the Edwin Morgan Poetry Award and a Saltire First Book Award.
Engaging - Literary Review Askew tackles her third Edinburgh procedural with confidence in her original plot structure, warm characterisation and a credible story that resonates - Sunday Times Crime Club Thoroughly engrossing series - Sunday Sport