Tartan Noir Starter Pack
Some Scottish Fiction / Tartan Noir authors to get you started.
@dfr10.bsky.social
Young, gifted and black...I used to be one of these things. Architect and Writer...I am currently both of these things. Website: davidfross.co.uk
@linanderson.bsky.social
A free spirit. Also crime writer & co-founder of the @BloodyScotland international crime writing festival. Twitter: Lin_Anderson Instagram: LinAndersonWriter Threads: LinAndersonWriter
@louisewelsh00.bsky.social
Writer, The Cutting Room, Plague Times Trilogy, To the Dogs & more. Prof Creative Writing, Glasgow University. Hon Prez Scottish PEN. Podcast Who Owns the Clyde. Librettist Anthropocene. Theatre, movies, cats, life 🏳️🌈
@stuartmacbride.bsky.social
Wordmonger. Making sacrifices to the Great Soup Gods since 2005. www.StuartMacBride.com
@authorpetermay.bsky.social
Award-winning writer of crime novels, including the Lewis Trilogy, The China Thrillers and the Enzo Files, as well as numerous standalones. Sixteen million books sold worldwide. “The Black Loch” out now.
@bloodyscotland.bsky.social
Scotland’s International Festival of Crime Writing. Stirling. 12-14th September 2025.
@ianrankin1.bsky.social
Author, Inspector Rebus (and other stuff). Edinburgh-based. More usually pub-based.
@valmcdermid.bsky.social
Writer, broadcaster, civil(sometimes) partner, mother, lesbian feminist, lover of libraries, vocalist with the Fun Lovin’ Crime Writers. Once described as the ‘gobby shop steward of crime fiction’. Www.valmcdermid.com @quineofcrime on Insta
@stewartog.bsky.social
#ScottishNotBritish #Yes ProEU+Indy Dundonian. Likes bier, books, stamp collecting. Guitars, yodels and U-Boats. Music. A sometime Gamer, sometime Blogger, foreign TV junkie. Eurovisioneer! and @[email protected] https://yodellingboy.blogspot.com/