Caro Ramsay
Encyclopedia
Caro Ramsay is a Scottish
writer of crime fiction
. Her first two novels are police procedural
s, set in Glasgow
, featuring DI Colin Anderson and DS Costello.
, on Glasgow's south side. A graduate of the
British School of Osteopathy
, she runs a large osteopath centre in West Scotland, treating animals and humans, and writes in her spare time.
Her first novel 'Absolution' was shorted listed for the New Blood Dagger and her second 'Singing to the dead' was long listed for the Theakston's crime book of the year 2010. The third in the series, Dark Water, is published on 4 August 2010, and the fourth will follow a year later.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
writer of crime fiction
Crime fiction
Crime fiction is the literary genre that fictionalizes crimes, their detection, criminals and their motives. It is usually distinguished from mainstream fiction and other genres such as science fiction or historical fiction, but boundaries can be, and indeed are, blurred...
. Her first two novels are police procedural
Police procedural
The police procedural is a subgenre of detective fiction which attempts to convincingly depict the activities of a police force as they investigate crimes. While traditional detective novels usually concentrate on a single crime, police procedurals frequently depict investigations into several...
s, set in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, featuring DI Colin Anderson and DS Costello.
Background
Caro was born in GovanGovan
Govan is a district and former burgh now part of southwest City of Glasgow, Scotland. It is situated west of Glasgow city centre, on the south bank of the River Clyde, opposite the mouth of the River Kelvin and the district of Partick....
, on Glasgow's south side. A graduate of the
British School of Osteopathy
British School of Osteopathy
The British School of Osteopathy is the largest and the oldest school of osteopathy in the United Kingdom.The BSO holds Recognised Qualification status from the statutory regulatory body for osteopathy in the UK, the General Osteopathic Council....
, she runs a large osteopath centre in West Scotland, treating animals and humans, and writes in her spare time.
Her first novel 'Absolution' was shorted listed for the New Blood Dagger and her second 'Singing to the dead' was long listed for the Theakston's crime book of the year 2010. The third in the series, Dark Water, is published on 4 August 2010, and the fourth will follow a year later.