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Author Archives: sonyanemec
The Return of Rabbie Burns
Rabbie Burns woke up on the morning of 25 January 2023 in a room on the fourth floor of the Premier Inn on St Mary’s Street, Edinburgh. He had no idea of the date or where he was. He’d never … Continue reading
COP 28 / Green Halloween
Two years on from COP26 and a helluva lot has happened in the world. Sadly, not when it comes to fixing the planet though. So with another COP looming and Halloween been and gone… I don’t know about you, but … Continue reading
Best Ever ‘Sonsie’ Vegan Haggis Recipe
‘Sonsie’ can mean a lot of things: pleasing, cheerful, buxom – even. I think this vegan haggis has all those things going for it, and with no animal by products is suitable for vegans or people who would just rather … Continue reading
The Road to Independence can be Murder!
It was around ten years ago when it was decided there should be a referendum on Scottish independence. It was around the same time I started writing Edinburied (the exclamation mark is optional!). As a Scot, who actually lives in … Continue reading
Posted in Edinburgh - guide to the city, Politics - the girl who kicked the ballot box, Quick Reads & Listens... from vampires to PM's dead wife!
Tagged Edinburgh-set fiction, Edinburied, No campaign, Scottish crime fiction, Scottish Independence debate, urban Scottish fiction, Yes campaign
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The Crown and the Controversy
Twenty-five years on from her death and Diana is still making headlines. That’s most probably thanks to the latest series of The Crown being aired. I can remember more than twenty-five years back when what was being aired on the … Continue reading
Murder in the Go-go Triangle
Watching a newly elected independent MSP, Alisdair Meikle, to see if he’s being a naughty boy isn’t the most exciting job Mary Dollar has had. But when ‘Dirty’ Des Harper – former ‘king of the go-go pubs’ – is found … Continue reading
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Tagged cosy crime, cozy crime, Edinburgh, fiction, friends solving crime
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When in Rome… kill me
Here it is at last – my very first Mary Dollar mystery. As far as introductions go, I’ll let one of the other characters describe her: ‘I can see you as a funky Miss Marple sorting out crime on the … Continue reading
Letter to America
What happened back in 2016 in the US sent shock waves around the world. To a lot of us, it seemed like a huge joke. A joke that quickly turned sour. Fast forward to the events of 6th January 2021 … Continue reading
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Tagged free download, Scottish fiction, short story, Stornoway, time travel
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Tears, Tantrums and (not so) Tragic Endings
If there’s one thing we’ve learned from this global pandemic. it’s that we’re very far from being ‘all in it together’. From rule-breaking politicians and their ‘hey, let’s go on a road-trip’ advisors to clueless celebrities simpering into their baths … Continue reading
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Tagged depression, feminism, lockdown, opera, uplifting, young heroines
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The Girl with the Edinburgh Tattoo 