Publisher's Synopsis
Great art requires careful execution!Hell hath no fury like an artist scorned... in the art school of Forthburgh in Scotland, twisted egos, thwarted ambitions and despicable desires lead to murders most foul. Can inexperienced investigator Coupar Cruickshank untangle the web of deceit?About the author: Robert Dodds worked for 23 years at Edinburgh College of Art. No murders occurred at the college during that time.He writes for both adults and children and has been widely published and broadcast. Previous novels include 'Paradise Por Favor', a humorous novel set in Spain; the historical novel 'The Garden of Earthly Delights', inspired by the work of the 15th Century artist Hieronymus Bosch, and 'Sitting Duck' - "not a whodunnit but a who'll do it".His first novel for children, 'The Midnight Clowns' (2000, Andersen Press) was short-listed for the Kathleen Fidler Award, and also published in France by Flammarion. His other children's novels are 'Nightland' (2002, Andersen Press), 'The Secret of Iguando' (2004, Andersen Press, also published in USA by Mondo, and serialised on BBC Radio Four), and 'The Murrian' (2008, Andersen Press, also published as an audio book by Oakhill). He has two books in the A&C Black/Bloomsbury 'Wired' series for struggling teenage readers: 'The Haunted Mobile' (2011) and 'Pitch Dark'(2012). For adult readers, his collection of stories 'Rattlesnake and Other Tales' was published in 2001 by Polygon, the fiction imprint of Edinburgh University Press. A second collection of short stories was published in 2015, entitled 'Secret Sharers'. He has had nine stories broadcast on BBC Radio Four, a professional production of his stage play 'Rattlesnake', and he has written and directed several short films shown on television and at film festivals.
