Louise Welsh

After Graduating from Glasgow University, Louise Welsh realised she had serious aspirations to become a novelist; these were at odds, however, with the need to earn a living. After setting up and running a second hand bookshop for most of her twenties, she composed The Cutting Room, obviously drawing from her experiences dealing with Glasgow’s colourful and eclectic community to create controversial yet realistic characters and bring them to life beautifully for her readers. This début novel was awarded the John Creasey Dagger and shared the Saltire First Book Award. It was also nominated for the Orange Prize and is included in the Stonewall honour book in the USA.

Her second book, Tamburlaine Must Die, was published in 2004 and received much critical acclaim; The Bullet Trick was published in July 2006. Her forth novel is the mystery thriller Naming the Bones, published in 2010.

Louise Welsh lives in Glasgow with her partner, the writer Zoë Strachan.

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The Bullet Trick
Louise Welsh - Paperback - Canongate
When conjurer William Wilson gets booked for a string of cabaret gigs in Berlin, he's hoping his luck's on the turn - there were certain spectators from his last show who he'd rather forget. But secrets have a habit of catching up with him, and the line between what's an act and what's real starts to blur.
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The Cutting Room
Louise Welsh - Paperback - Canongate
Rilke, an auctioneer, comes upon a hidden collection of violent erotic photographs. He feels compelled to unearth more about the deceased owner who coveted them. What follows is a journey of discovery, decadence and deviousness.
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The Girl On The Stairs
Louise Welsh - Hardback - John Murray
Jane is pregnant and has moved to Berlin to live with her lover. The women's chic new apartment is in a trendy part of the city but Jane finds herself increasingly uneasy there. She conceives a dread of the derelict backhouse across the courtyard and begins to suspect something sinister is happening in the flat next door.
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Naming The Bones
Louise Welsh - Paperback - Canongate
Knee-deep in the mud of an ancient burial ground, a winter storm raging around him, and at least one person intent on his death: how did Murray Watson end up here? His quiet life in university libraries researching the lives of writers seems a world away.
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Tamburlaine Must Die
Louise Welsh - Paperback - Canongate
It's 1593 and London is a city on edge. Under threat from plague and war, it's a desperate place where strangers are unwelcome and severed heads grin from spikes on Tower Bridge. Playwright, poet and spy, Christopher Marlowe has three days to live. Three days in which he confronts dangerous government factions.