Tana Collins
Tana Collins is an Amazon Top 10 international bestselling author with her Inspector Jim Carruthers series set in the picturesque East Neuk of Fife.
Tana was born in Yorkshire but grew up in rural East Sussex where she spent most of her childhood running around in woods creating stories and having adventures. She did a BA in Modern Studies at the Polytechnic of North London before moving to Canada to do a Masters in Philosophy. In 1991, she moved to St Andrews where she did an MPhil in Logic and Metaphysics. In 1996, she moved to Edinburgh, where she still lives.
The first five books in the Jim Carruthers series have garnered legions of fans, receiving critical acclaim along the way.
Robbing the Dead, set in the fictional Castletown in Fife, was published in February 2017 and became an Amazon No 1 bestseller for Scottish Crime Fiction. The follow up in the series, Care to Die, was published in June 2017 and became a top ten bestseller. Mark of the Devil, the third in the series was released in 2018 and the fourth, Dark is the Day, in 2019. The fifth instalment, In Deep Water, set on the beautiful Isle of May, was published in August 2020.
Praise for the Inspector Jim Carruthers series
“A finely plotted mystery. Tana Collins racks up the suspense on this one. DI Jim Carruthers is a cop to watch.”
– Peter Robinson, author of the DCI Banks series
“A cracking read – the suspense never lets up.”
– Leigh Russell, author of the DI Geraldine Steel series
“Brilliant plotting and thrilling action.”
– Marion Todd, author of the DI Clare Mackay series
“A police procedural that delights the reader with its strong sense of place. Tartan Noir at its best.”
– Sarah/Rhiannon Ward, author of the DC Childs series and gothic thrillers
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