A former senior police officer turned crime writer, who launched his latest novel, Shores of Death, this month, says he found fresh inspiration for the book on the shores of Loch Melfort.
Peter Ritchie, pictured right, a former fisherman and retired senior police officer from Musselburgh, near Edinburgh, delivers real-world authenticity in his novels through his experience gained working in CID, serious and regional crime squads and Europol.