The tradition of the Common Riding
Horses in the Borders
Salmon poaching on the Tweed: "burning the water"
The savage murder of Antoine de la Bastie
Berwick-upon-Tweed: the bloodiest town in Britain
The home of blackmail and bereavement
Never mind the bollock daggers
Hexham gaol: England's oldest prison
Britain's first bloodhounds: on the hunt for reivers
The dark history of Wedderburn Castle
The dangers of carrots
Smailholm: a towering influence
Antoine de la Bastie, the real-life hero behind these books
My first historical novel
