1960   -  

genre: crime fiction
country of citizenship: United Kingdom
language of expression: English
educated at: University of Edinburgh, Beath High School
occupation: crime writer, novelist
award received: Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Edgar Award, Cartier Diamond Dagger, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
influenced by: Raymond Chandler, Thomas Pynchon, William McIlvanney
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