Helen Forbes
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I’m an author and a lawyer, living in my home-town of Inverness, in the Scottish Highlands.
I’ve been writing novels and short stories for many years. Much of my writing is set in the Highlands and Islands and Edinburgh, although I’ve also written and published award-winning short stories set in the Antarctic and Italy. &.... more
I’m an author and a lawyer, living in my home-town of Inverness, in the Scottish Highlands.
I’ve been writing novels and short stories for many years. Much of my writing is set in the Highlands and Islands and Edinburgh, although I’ve also written and published award-winning short stories set in the Antarctic and Italy.
I began by writing contemporary and historical fiction, with no intention of turning to crime. It was a chance remark at a writing group about a short story I'd written that led to my debut police procedural novel, In the Shadow of the Hill, set in Inverness and South Harris, and featuring Detective Sergeant Joe Galbraith. It was published by ThunderPoint Publishing in 2014.
Madness Lies, Book 2 in the DS Joe Galbraith series, set in Inverness and North Uist, was published in 2017.
Unravelling, a standalone crime thriller, set in Inverness, was published in July 2021.
