Ringwood Publishing: 15 books

“Torn Edges” is a captivating mystery story linking contemporary Glasgow with a period of recent Irish history, the 1922 Civil War. Following a murder in Glasgow, a search into the family past is triggered off by the finding at the crime scene of a family heirloom gold sovereign. The...

Jinx Dogs Burns Now Flu is a rollicking, often hilarious, trip through the crazy world of Scottish newspapers. It’s a journey that takes the reader behind the headlines of the biggest, most sensational stories of our national press. Meet the madcap characters who bring you your daily news. Prepare...

Archie MacPherson is well known and loved throughout Scotland as a premier sports commentator. Silent Thunder is set in Glasgow and Fife and follows the progress of two young Glaswegians as they stand up for what they believe in. They find themselves thrust headlong into a fast moving and highly dangerous...

Paradise Road is the story of Kevin McGarry a young man from the West of Scotland, who as a youngster was one of the most talented footballers of his generation in Scotland. Through a combination of injury and disillusionment, Kevin is forced to abandon any thoughts of playing the game he loves,...

The Gori’s Daughter is the story of Aisha, a young mixed race woman, daughter of a Kashmiri father and a Glasgow mother. The Gori herself was moved into the household by Abbas (Aisha’s father) as mistress alongside his Muslim wife. Aisha’s life is a constant struggle against the rejection and...

Penned by Scots and non-Scots at home and abroad, Dearest Scotland is a culmulative collection of letters that provide a snapshot of the nation in the six month period prior to and after the Independence Referendum. Created as a strictly apolitical, non-partisan initiative to support Scottish...

A Subtle Sadness is an exploration of Scottish Identity and the impact on it of politics, football, religion, sex and alcohol. Itcovers a century of Scottish social, cultural and political highlights including: • The Scottish Convention of 1948 • Four key Gorbals By-Elections • The 1979 Devolution...

"When Susan and Colin Campbell settled down to married life without children, they instinctively felt it was the right time for them to adopt a dog. Ronnie, a big-hearted lurcher-cross, bounced into their lives and transformed them in unimagined ways; healing past wounds, introducing them to...

On a Saturday afternoon in central Scotland, both Davie Thomson and Stuart Robertson have scored goals for their respective football clubs: Cowden United FC and Glasgow Athletic. Once team-mates in the Athletic title-winning side of 2001, their subsequent fortunes could not have been more different....

Strange things have started to happen in the small town of Holy Cross. Black cats, sneaking suspicions and wine-powered ecstasy lay their grip on the clueless inhabitants and local news strongly suspects witches are behind it all. Meanwhile, poor Rosie McLeod is simply trying to deal with...

Good Deed by Steve Christie is a fast paced crime novel that introduces a new Scottish detective hero, DI Ronnie Buchanan. Events take Buchanan from his base in Aberdeen on a frantic journey around all the major Scottish cities as his increasingly deadly pursuit of a mysterious criminal master mind...

DI Adam Ralston is no stranger to the dark side of human nature, but when a young art gallery worker is discovered in her South Side flat, brutally raped, her throat slit, and a single red rose laid upon her corpse, he is thrown into a bloody maelstrom of violence and suspicion unlike anything he...

Morbid Relations is the story of Rob Argyll, an unsuccessful stand up comedian. Following his mother’s death he returns for the first time in years to his family in their Glasgow home. Rob struggles to relate to his somewhat dysfunctional family, seeming to bounce from one mistake to another while...

Calling Cards is a psychological thriller marking the arrival of a new addition, Gordon Johnston, to the ranks of Scottish crime writers. It is about stress, trauma, addiction, recovery and denial. It highlights the influence of the corrupting desires for success or revenge. An anonymous email leads...