{"id":51845,"date":"2021-02-17T16:04:52","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T16:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/khla.co.uk\/?page_id=51845"},"modified":"2026-01-28T10:13:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T10:13:51","slug":"lynne-mcewan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/khla.co.uk\/index.php\/lynne-mcewan\/","title":{"rendered":"Lynne McEwan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"large\"><strong>Lynne McEwan<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/khla.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/lynne_mcewan_600.jpg\" alt=\"Lynne McEwan\" class=\"wp-image-51847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/khla.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/lynne_mcewan_600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/khla.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/lynne_mcewan_600-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Agent: <a href=\"https:\/\/khla.co.uk\/index.php\/anne-williams\/\">Anne Williams<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:55%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Glasgow-born Lynne McEwan is a former national newspaper photographer turned crime author. She\u2019s covered stories including the Fall of the Berlin Wall and the first Gulf War in addition to many high profile murder cases. She currently lives in Lincoln and recently completed an MA in Crime Fiction at the University of East Anglia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her first novel, IN DARK WATER, set on the Scottish borders and featuring part-time lifeboat woman and full-time DI Shona Oliver, was published by Canelo in eBook and paperback in 2021 and was a Scottish crime Kindle #1 bestseller.&nbsp; Her second DI Shona Oliver book, DEAD MAN DEEP, was published by Canelo the following year, and the third, THE GIRLS IN THE GLEN, in 2023.&nbsp; Lynne&#8217;s fourth Shona Oliver book,&nbsp; THE GATHERING STORM, was published by Canelo in 2024.&nbsp; Her fifth, A TROUBLED TIDE, was published by Canelo in March 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1372\" src=\"https:\/\/khla.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/instagram_logo_32.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lynnejmcewanwriter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Follow Lynne on Instagram<\/a><br>\n<br style=\"clear: left;\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-custom-khla-grey-background-color has-background has-small-font-size has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c9a371c5 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;A thrilling new voice in Scottish fiction&#8221;&nbsp; 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