I’ve been going to Bloody Scotland for years, usually as a reader, keen to see and listen to my favourite authors and rub shoulders with my heroes in the bar. In 2018 I took part in Pitch Perfect, Bloody Scotland’s opportunity for unpublished authors to pitch their books to a panel of industry professionals. I didn’t win; DV Bishop author of the City of Vengeance historical crime series did. He was amazing, so relaxed, looked fabulous as ever and really sold his book. The who

What do I do when not writing? My husband Kris Koren was a professional traditional Scots music musician before taking up sound engineering (arthritic fingers don’t play so well). We used to go to lots of folk festivals, our favourite being the Glenfarg Folk Feast. So many wonderful memories from that time. As well as amazing concerts and singarounds, Glenfarg ran two competitions over the weekend. One was a funny song competition, the other the World Puffabox comp. I was onc

From health and safety to crime fiction... how did May Rinaldi’s writing journey begin?