Hue & Cry

by Shirley McKay

Overview

Introducing sixteenth-century Scottish lawyer and amateur sleuth Hew Cullan in “a gripping mystery that holds the reader to the very last page” (John Burnside, prize-winning poet and novelist).
 
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. Hew Cullan, a young lawyer recently returned home from Paris, uncovers a complex tale of passion and duplicity, of sexual desire in conflict with the repressive atmosphere of the Protestant Kirk and the austerity of the academic cloister.
 
Praise for the Hew Cullan Mysteries
 
“Charms the reader.” —Scotland on Sunday
 
“The authentic Scottish dialogue and gripping narrative make this a must for fans of Scottish history or mystery.” —Scottish Field
 
“Wonderful stuff.” —Good Book Guide
 
“Informative, suspense filled, downright entertaining.” —The Bookbag

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780857900180
Publisher:	Birlinn, Limited
Publication date:	12/20/2019
Series:	The Hew Cullan Mysteries , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	320
Sales rank:	130,382
File size:	518 KB
Age Range:	7 - 9 Years

About the Author

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.

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.

Editorial Reviews

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