<p>Born and raised in Scotland, Iain is a writer of classic mysteries.</p><p>The World Wars left Iain’s family with generations of widows. As a result, he has always been interested in the tangible effects of history on family dynamics and in the power of narrative to awaken those long dead. For his debut novel <em>Murder at Malenfer</em>, he drew on childhood reminiscences and verbal family history to create the characters who populate Malenfer Manor—though he hastens to add that his family had barely a penny, far less a manor, and any ghosts dwell only in memory.</p><p>His second novel, <em>Countdown to Death</em>, is a modern retelling of an Agatha Christie classic--with a shocking twist.</p><p>He lives in Vancouver, Canada, with his wife and two children.</p>
